Quinnipiac University http://www.quinnipiac.edu/images/polling/ny/ny08112011.doc [WEAN News Channel site] According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 47 percent of voters surveyed are in favor of natural gas drilling, while 42 percent are opposed. The poll found that people like the potential economic benefits of drilling more than they fear the possible environmental concerns, with 75 percent saying they … Continue reading »
Posted on August 15, 2011 …
Improving the Safety and Environmental Performance of Hydraulic Fracturing
US DOE, Natural Gas Subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Safety of Shale Gas Development http://www.shalegas.energy.gov/ [From a post in The Hill's E2 blog by Ben Geman] The oil-and-gas industry and environmentalists alike are claiming a new federal report on natural gas helps validate their views about the controversial drilling method called hydraulic … Continue reading »
U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry
Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office of the Biomass Program http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/billion_ton_update.pdf [From an article in Green Car Congress] The US Department of Energy released a new report—2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry, referred to as 2011 BT2—detailing US biomass feedstock potential … Continue reading »
