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Fracking photo from Shutterstock Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has long been a controversial topic. For one side, the drilling method has prompted an economic boom. It's created jobs, increased revenues and even helped...

Want a good example of political hypocrisy and blatant favoritism? The Government Shutdown mandates that all National Parks and Monuments be closed to visitors, disrupting trips that have been years in the making...

Photo via Shutterstock Natural gas is a growing industry, yet many people still aren't aware of what the process consists of or even that it could be happening right on your doorstep...

Today the EPA finally introduced long-delayed regulations requiring natural gas companies to utilize technologies that reduce or eliminate the emission of smog-forming volatile organic compounds (VOCS) from fracking...

A platform in the North Sea has been evacuated following the discovery of an underwater leak of flammable gas. French company Total, which operates the Elgin PUQ platform said in a statement that it is taking all possible...

When hydraulic fracturing (or fracking – the technique of extracting natural gas from rocks) was thrust into the public consciousness with the release of the 2010 film Gasland, most of the conversation centered around...

When hydraulic fracturing (or fracking), the technique of extracting natural gas from rocks, was thrust into the public consciousness with the release of the 2010 film Gasland, most of the conversation centered around water...