Tag Archives: Natural Gas

When Government Regulations Fail

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:23 am by Bob Cesca

The EPA has been laughably ineffectual, and here’s the latest awful example of their incompetence. They backed off a fracking investigation at the behest of the gas company being investigated. When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his … Continue reading →

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What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on April 1, 2012 at 4:05 pm by JM Ashby

What could go wrong when we drill so deep that immediate response to a disaster becomes virtually impossible? The Deepwater Horizon for one, and this. A deepwater rig in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland suffered a blowout … Continue reading →

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Happy Fracking New Year

Posted on January 2, 2012 at 5:35 pm by JM Ashby

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 struck an area of Ohio not prone to earthquakes on News Year’s Eve and this quickly lead some to speculate that fracking may be the cause. On New Year’s Eve, a magnitude 4.0 … Continue reading →

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Deadly Ideology

Posted on September 27, 2011 at 6:40 pm by JM Ashby

The apple did not fall far from the tree in the Paul family. WASHINGTON (AP) — A senator who opposes federal regulation on philosophical grounds is single-handedly blocking legislation that would strengthen safety rules for oil and gas pipelines, a … Continue reading →

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Drill Baby Drill. In the Everglades.

Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:40 pm by JM Ashby

Speaking of same shit, different day — Michele Bachmann has a brilliant idea for meeting the nation’s energy needs. Drill in the Florida Everglades! SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Sunday that she would consider oil … Continue reading →

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San Bruno, California

Posted on September 13, 2010 at 3:02 pm by Bob Cesca

My heart goes out to the people of San Bruno, California where a gas explosion ripped through the neighborhood. The above photo is actually the house where I grew up in Annandale, Virginia. When I was a year old, road … Continue reading →

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