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Wastewater Disposal from Oil and Gas Industry Triggers Earthquakes

Mila Luleva — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:10:23 +0000

The rapid increase in the rate of earthquakes across the state of Oklahoma has been linked to wastewater disposal by the oil and gas industry in the region, according to a study by U.S. scientists published in Science last week. Injecting polluted water in underground wells, a common practice for wastewater disposal adopted by many oil […]

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Obama’s Plan: Greening Up Coal Power Plants by Stimulating Oil Extraction

Mila Luleva — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:26:53 +0000

Is it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while encouraging investors to put their money on coal-fired power plants and oil? According to Barack Obama’s new strategy, the answer is yes, and this can only be achieved with new carbon capture technologies. The high price of these, however, did show that it was all too […]

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NASA Scientist Warns About Canadian Tar Sands’ Potentially Catastrophic Impact on Climate

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:06:42 +0000

Tar sands – Canada’s dream of a richer life, are about to disrupt changes so dramatic in the global climate that 20 to 50 percent of the planet’s species could go extinct and civilization as we know it could reach the edge of peril. However, those tar sands filled with bituminous fuel aren’t seeing daylight […]

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