Tag: <span>fracking</span>

Is Denton fracked?

At this point, one can surmise that natural gas drilling is a booming issue. This is especially true on big shale plays like the Barnett shale in North Central Texas. The challenge for municipalities, Denton among them, then, is to regulate this new gas drilling and production activity as best …

The Business Side of Things

I am working for Global Future Solutions as an Environmental Consultant. GFS is a growing business that markets and sells products beneficial to the environment.  I started my first week at their research branch in Winston Salem, NC. Their main headquarters are in Brisbane, Australia. GFS works in every part …

“Fracked Ideologies” co-authored by EP ’13 student Jordan M. Kincaid published at Science Progress

via “Fracked Ideologies” at Science Progress. What the Debate Over Shale Gas Might Tell Us About the Future of Politics By Jordan M. Kincaid and Adam Briggle  The use of high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas drilling has ignited a fiery political debate. Advocates tout natural gas as a clean-burning, cheap, and abundant …