Western Citizen » Oil and gas

Hydrofracked? One man’s mystery leads to a backlash against natural gas drilling

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:54:37 +0000

There are few things a family needs to survive more than fresh drinking water.

Fearing Gasland

Sarah Laskow, The Media Consortium — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:23:03 +0000

The natural gas industry is afraid that Josh Fox,…

GOP proposes $1.6 billion cut to EPA budget, defends $4 billion in oil subsidies

Marian Wang, ProPublica — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:02:09 +0000

WASHINGTON DC – Republicans unveiled a budget plan on…

EPA demands fracking recipes for water study

Marian Wang, ProPublica — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:44:31 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued letters to nine natural gas drilling companies requesting “cooperation in a scientific study” of hydraulic fracturing and how it affects drinking water and public health, the agency announced on Thursday.

Montana farmers fight eminent domain

Public News Service — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:56:11 +0000

Folks are hopping mad over a plan to condemn and seize private ranchland near Cut Bank to erect an electrical transmission line to connect growing wind farms to the grid.

Chevron’s ‘crude’ free speech

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:10:16 +0000

Energy watchdogs and journalists are slamming a court order to force a filmmaker to turn over raw video to help Chevron fight a pollution lawsuit.

Wyoming VoteVets ad blasts Barasso

Wendy Norris — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:46:42 +0000

A hard-hitting television ad charges Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., with blocking climate and renewable energy bills that could cut money flowing to oil-producing nations with close ties to terrorism.