Month: March 2012

“The roads are filled with mile after mile of big heavy trucks that make cyclists feel very unsafe.” Continue reading Cyclists warned to avoid Baaken oil patch

“Environmentalists say the incidents highlight the dangers of allowing more offshore drilling, especially in new frontier areas the Arctic and Barents seas.” Continue reading Total tamps down safety concerns as it struggles to control North Sea gas leak

“The states are not only capable, but the most appropriate.” Continue reading GOP bill would cement state oversight of hydraulic fracturing

“This is very peculiar, what’s going on.” Continue reading 'Remarkable' spate of man-made quakes linked to drilling, USGS team says

“Nothing lasts forever. By curbing output and tempting users, cheap gas will one day be its own undoing, especially if next winter is cold. Meanwhile, natural-gas markets may have to sit through a summer showing of ‘Less Than Zero.'” Continue reading Frackopalypse Now: Why Natural-Gas Prices Could Fade to Red

“One of the mildest winters on record has pushed stocks more than 50 per cent above normal for this time of year, increasing the potential that capacity will fill up early.” Continue reading Storage sites turn away gas amid glut

Boom-town: Williston, N.D. Continue reading Carney: Small-town oil boom makes blue-collar capitalists

Such a deal — $12 billion in higher electricity costs to reduce global manmade greenhouse gas emissions by 0.0067% annually. Continue reading Ratepayers object to Illinois 'clean coal' plant