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Report Links Energy Activities to Higher Quake Risk
Posted by Mason Inman on June 15, 2012 The energy industry may be increasing the risk of earthquakes by pumping fluids underground, says a new federal scientific study. But the biggest danger is not due to extraction of fuel, but disposal of waste, said the report published Friday by the National Academies of Science. Hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to unlock gas has…
Posted by Buried in the latest set of government energy statistics is a bombshell about our energy future. It’s a development that shows that big changes are possible, yet still take decades to pay off. The Annual Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration sums up the government’s best estimates of energy trends through 2035. Buried…
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As scientists assess mounting evidence of a new geologic epoch where human activities will largely control the evolution of our Earth’s environment, they have coined this epoch, “The Anthropocene.” Don’t look now, but you’re living in it. What we don’t know is whether our influence on climate during the Anthropocene will be a short-term, relatively…
