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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.
SF Weekly  |  Pete Kotz  |  07-10-2012  |  Energy

A Flak's Guide to Frackingnew

If we were greenwashing professionals, how would we rebrand fracking to make it sound noble, conscientious -- even sexy?
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  06-04-2012  |  Energy

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.
INDY Week  |  Kirk Ross  |  02-21-2012  |  Energy

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

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