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Fracking
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A New Source of Oil (for the 1920s)
The Bowie-Gavin process of extracting oil (June 1927 issue of Science and Invention magazine) As a non-renewable resource,…
Surfers and Fracking
Surfer Chadd Konig first gained national attention when he paddled 315 miles from Santa Barbara, California to Mexico…
Fracking Away the Wildlife
A spiderweb of natural gas sites is making it harder for the antelope to roam.
Frac-o-nomics: More Gas Won’t Guarantee Lower Prices
As humble guar gum illustrates, the economics of producing more fossil fuels won't automatically result in lower prices, nor will increased protections necessarily mean big price increases.
Is Natural Gas Just as Polluting as Coal?
Researchers find that harmful methane leaks into the air at twice the amounts estimated by the EPA.