Tag: science
Oil sands often called ‘toxic’ but scientists’ evidence over-stated – Alberta health sciences prof
By Warren Kindzierski Three recent University of Alberta studies by Professor Bill Shotyk reported in the Edmonton Journal suggest that chemical contaminants in the Athabasca River around oil sands “may be overstated, with levels of metals vanishingly small.” That conclusion lit up the world of toxic-chemical alarmism. Five Canadian scientists led by David Schindler, also […]
Sierra Club once again denies science on fracking and groundwater
U.S. EPA 5 year study found no evidence of widespread contamination of drinking water from fracking by Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth In a not-so-surprising move, Sierra Club issued a statement last week disregarding the findings of a recent United States Geological Survey (USGS) study that found fracking is NOT impacting groundwater in three major U.S. shale plays. […]
Climate advocates study industry lobby’s playbook to fight Trump
Scientists challenging Trump may use Information Quality Act By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Scientists may steal a page from the oil industry’s playbook to stop President Donald Trump rewriting the U.S. position on climate change, by relying on an obscure law meant to ensure federal agencies present accurate information. The 2001 Information […]
Sierra Club’s attack on natural gas-fired plants wrong – because science
Sierra Club placed ideology ahead of facts while American consumer relies on affordable electricity options By Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth The Sierra Club — the same group that once touted the benefits of natural gas as a bridge fuel —released a report recently attacking natural gas as “another filthy fossil fuel,” claiming that if natural gas-fired power […]
Trump administration likely to review EPA scientists’ work – NPR
EPA findings face case-by-case review WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Scientific findings by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff will likely face a case-by-case review by the Trump administration before being released, a spokesman for President Donald Trump’s transition team told NPR in an interview published on Wednesday. Doug Ericksen, who oversees communications for the administration’s […]
Science confirms oilfield produced water safe for irrigation
by Dave Quast, EnergyInDepth For more than 20 years, Kern County’s Cawelo Water District (Cawelo) has helped farmers offset water shortages by recycling some water brought from the ground (“produced”) during the oil and gas development process in non-hydraulically fractured wells. The produced water is filtered and treated by Cawelo. The water district then blends […]
Some media outlets ignoring science, blaming fracking for Oklahoma earthquakes
Misinformation pushed by media reports continue to exacerbate misunderstanding of induced seismicity, a very complicated issue By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth Experts really could not be clearer: They have said over and over that the fracking process is not the cause of earthquakes in Oklahoma. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) states in the very first sentence of […]
Florida “Ban Fracking” pledge based on predictably false claims
Florida boasts a long history of responsible energy development as well as a long tradition of environmental activism By Carson Mutch, EnergyInDepth This week a group called “Floridians Against Fracking” (FAF) claimed to have the signatures of 101 political candidates pledging their support of efforts to ban fracking in Florida. If all of these politicians […]
Anti-fracking group denies the science in latest fracking and ozone report
They ignored well-established data showing shale development benefits in efforts to scare, mislead public against oil/natural gas By Randy Hildreth, EnergyInDepth The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is out with yet another report – this time with the alarmist title “Gasping for Breath”— which constitutes the group’s latest effort to scare and mislead the public. The […]
Obama’s top science advisor: Keep-it-in-the-Ground movement ‘Unrealistic’
“Responsible development of natural gas is an important part of our work to curb climate change and support a robust clean energy market at home.” By Jake Green, EnergyInDepth Obama’s top science advisor, John Holdren, rejected the “Keep-It-In-The-Ground” movement’s ideology, calling it “unrealistic” in his opening statements at the Energy Information Administration’s annual conference Monday. […]
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