Chesapeake Energy: Everything You Need To Know About The ‘World’s Biggest Fracker’
We tackle the tough questions; What is this company? Who is their CEO and what’s the deal with his wine and antique map collection?
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May 29, 2012
May 14, 2012
As Prices Fall, Finding a Sweet Spot for Oil in Texas
Gas prices are going down. For a state heavy on drilling, how low is too low?
As Prices Fall, Finding a Sweet Spot for Oil in Texas
Gas prices are going down. For a state heavy on drilling, how low is too low?
May 4, 2012
New Rules for Fracking on Federal Lands
The Department of Interior announced some new rules today for the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on federal lands. The rules require companies drilling in those areas to disclose what chemicals are used in the process, but the chemicals aren’t disclosed until the well has already been fracked. There are also two […]
New Rules for Fracking on Federal Lands
The Department of Interior announced some new rules today for the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on federal lands. The rules require companies drilling in those areas to disclose what chemicals are used in the process, but the chemicals aren’t disclosed until the well has already been fracked. There are also two […]
May 1, 2012
Aubrey McClendon No Longer Chairman of Fracking Giant Chesapeake
After several unusual personal loans came to light, the CEO and chairman of Chesapeake Energy, one of the biggest players in the world of fracking for natural gas, is now just CEO, according to the company. In a program called the “Founder Well Participation Program,” Aubrey McClendon was allowed to purchase an interest in each […]
Aubrey McClendon No Longer Chairman of Fracking Giant Chesapeake
After several unusual personal loans came to light, the CEO and chairman of Chesapeake Energy, one of the biggest players in the world of fracking for natural gas, is now just CEO, according to the company. In a program called the “Founder Well Participation Program,” Aubrey McClendon was allowed to purchase an interest in each […]
April 27, 2012
What Chesapeake’s Woes Mean for Natural Gas: A Q&A With Arthur Berman
What does the bad news for the fracking giant mean for the natural gas industry at large?
What Chesapeake’s Woes Mean for Natural Gas: A Q&A With Arthur Berman
What does the bad news for the fracking giant mean for the natural gas industry at large?
April 26, 2012
It’s the End for Chesapeake CEO’s Lucrative Perk
An unconventional and controversial perk for the head of a fracking giant will come to an end. Aubrey McClendon, the eccentric CEO of Chesapeake Energy, which fracks for natural gas in the Barnett Shale of Texas and other parts of the country, will no longer get a stake of every well the natural gas giant drills. He […]
It’s the End for Chesapeake CEO’s Lucrative Perk
An unconventional and controversial perk for the head of a fracking giant will come to an end. Aubrey McClendon, the eccentric CEO of Chesapeake Energy, which fracks for natural gas in the Barnett Shale of Texas and other parts of the country, will no longer get a stake of every well the natural gas giant drills. He […]
April 19, 2012
Live Chat About New Study Linking Earthquakes to Oil and Gas Industry
A new study is making headlines this week for linking increased earthquake activity to wells used to dispose of wastewater from the drilling practice known as “fracking.” Today seismologists William Ellsworth and Stephen Horton (who published the study) are doing a live chat with the journal Science. You can read along (and chime in with […]
Live Chat About New Study Linking Earthquakes to Oil and Gas Industry
A new study is making headlines this week for linking increased earthquake activity to wells used to dispose of wastewater from the drilling practice known as “fracking.” Today seismologists William Ellsworth and Stephen Horton (who published the study) are doing a live chat with the journal Science. You can read along (and chime in with […]
April 18, 2012
Scientists Present Report Linking Oil and Gas Industry to Earthquakes
At a meeting of the Seismological Society of America today, scientists for the U.S. Geological Survey presented their much-anticipated findings linking the oil and gas industry with an increase in earthquakes in parts of the United States. (You can find NPR’s report on the findings here.) The abstract released this week, which is still the only publicly available […]
Scientists Present Report Linking Oil and Gas Industry to Earthquakes
At a meeting of the Seismological Society of America today, scientists for the U.S. Geological Survey presented their much-anticipated findings linking the oil and gas industry with an increase in earthquakes in parts of the United States. (You can find NPR’s report on the findings here.) The abstract released this week, which is still the only publicly available […]
EPA Issues First Emissions Rules for Fracking
Well, the time has come for federal regulation of fracking, a drilling practice in widespread use across Texas. Up until now it’s been a practice regulated by states, but in new rules announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, the federal government will now have oversight over emissions from fracking. The EPA says the standards […]
April 10, 2012
Poll: Consumers Favor Domestic Energy Production, Natural Gas
Americans will likely take their views on energy issues to the voting booth this November, according to a new national poll by The University of Texas.
Poll: Consumers Favor Domestic Energy Production, Natural Gas
Americans will likely take their views on energy issues to the voting booth this November, according to a new national poll by The University of Texas.