Dangers

Gas Drilling Threatens Susquehanna River, Says Report

American Rivers, which publishes an annual list of the “most endangered rivers” in the country, said Tuesday the dangers to water resources from natural gas drilling have lifted the Susquehanna River to the top of its 2011 compilation.

May 18, 2011

Frack Story Misleading, Says Pennsylvania’s Hanger

A story about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking), which was published by the New York Times last weekend, was “deliberately misleading,” the former chief of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said Monday.

March 1, 2011

Former Pennsylvania Regulator: Frack Story ‘Deliberately Misleading’

Ask the former chief of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) what he thinks of a story last weekend in the New York Times about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) and you will get an earful (see related coverage at shaledaily.com).

March 1, 2011

Current Energy Situation ‘Perilous,’ U.S. Military Leaders Say

Retired U.S. military leaders said that while the dangers of imported oil are well documented, fossil fuels, as well as the nation’s “fragile” electric grid, also pose “significant security threats” to the country and its military mission are “exploitable by those who wish to do us harm,” according to a new report titled “Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security.”

May 25, 2009

U.S. Military Leaders Call Current Energy Situation ‘Perilous’

Retired U.S. military leaders said that while the dangers of imported oil are well documented, fossil fuels, as well as the nation’s “fragile” electric grid, also pose “significant security threats” to the country and its military mission are “exploitable by those who wish to do us harm,” according to a new report titled “Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security.”

May 19, 2009

ESAI Warns of Dependence on Natural Gas

There are dangers down the road in relying solely on natural gas-fired electricity generation for both companies and consumers, according to Energy Security Analysis Inc. (ESAI) in its Natural Gas Power Alert released last week. The firm said the risk of not diversifying a portfolio with coal-fired or oil-fired generation greatly increases the exposure of a company or a state to the volatile natural gas market.

March 26, 2001

ESAI Warns of Dependence on Natural Gas

There are dangers down the road in relying solely on naturalgas-fired electricity generation for both companies and consumers,according to Energy Security Analysis Inc. (ESAI) in its NaturalGas Power Alert released last week. The firm said the risk of notdiversifying a portfolio with coal-fired or oil-fired generationgreatly increases the exposure of a company or a state to thevolatile natural gas market.

March 20, 2001