AltWeeklies Wire
Sucking It Upnew

Gas drillers are competing with ranchers, farmers, and cities for increasingly scarce water supplies.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves |
09-07-2012 |
Energy
Cracking Down On Frackingnew

A controversial drilling technique comes under scrutiny.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Kathy Johnston |
09-06-2012 |
Energy
Betting on Steamnew

The Obama administration is boosting its investment in renewable, geothermal power. But will it solve our energy problems?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
07-27-2012 |
Energy
America's Petro-Terroristsnew

Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S. economy, one barrel of oil at a time.
A Flak's Guide to Frackingnew

If we were greenwashing professionals, how would we rebrand fracking to make it sound noble, conscientious -- even sexy?
Talisman Energy Stirs Resistancenew

Leaders from Peru accuse Calgary-based Talisman Energy of dirty deeds in its quest for Amazon oil.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Suzy Thompson |
05-11-2012 |
Energy
Texas, EPA Battle Over Frackingnew

How one man's flaming water fired up a battle between Texas and the EPA — and what it means for the future of fracking.
Dallas Observer |
Brantley Hargrove |
05-02-2012 |
Energy
An Unnatural Statenew

A battle is raging in Arkansas between the natural gas industry and recreation interests.
The Memphis Flyer |
Joe Boone |
03-29-2012 |
Energy
The Great Shale Rush in South Texasnew

While it borders on the heretical to say it aloud, judging from very recent shale plays elsewhere in the country — like the Marcellus, the Barnett, the Fayetteville — this may not go down as the century of natural gas, after all.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-14-2012 |
Energy
Southeast Ohio Scrambles to Get Ready for Fracking Boomnew

In Ohio's Athens County, the issue of "fracking" for oil and gas just keeps on getting hotter.
The Athens NEWS |
David DeWitt |
03-05-2012 |
Energy
Cost of Electricity is Devastating Eastern North Carolinanew

Residential customers of North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency pay an average of 13.6 cents per kilowatt hour; the state average is 9.9 cents.
Gas, Oil or Hot Air?new

What is it about the term "fossil fuels" that we don't seem to understand?
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Arnold Hamilton |
02-07-2012 |
Energy