A new report by Oil Change International and Rainforest Action Network shows how major banks have continued pouring money into fracking companies in recent years despite numerous warnings that the sector was financially unsustainable — on top of the well-documented environmental,
World’s largest offshore rig operator files for bankruptcy
- – E&E Energywire – 8/20/20
New York State Codifies Fracking Ban in Budget
- – Natural Resources Defense Council – 4/3/20
Credit risks mounting for US gas producers, S&P Global Rating says
- – S&P Global – 2/5/20
America Is Awash With Natural Gas and It’s About to Get Worse
- – Bloomberg – 1/19/20
Methane: A Growing Problem
Leaking methane from natural gas pipelines and other related infrastructure is a much more serious problem than had been previously recognized, according to new studies released in the past week. ABRA and its members have long argued that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline presented an environmental and safety hazard to the communities through which it would pass due,
Natural Gas Boom Fizzles as a U.S. Glut Sinks Profits
UK Government Suspends Support for Fracking
The Government of the United Kingdom last week announced it was ending support for the use of hydraulic fracturing technology to extract oil and gas from shale deposits. The decision was based on a new report by the UK Oil and Gas Authority,
Americans would rather reduce oil and gas exploration than ‘drill, baby, drill’
- – The Washington Post – 10/25/19
Fracking may be a bigger climate problem than we thought
- – Vox – 8/16/19