Category Archives: Environment

James Lovelock, Father of Gaia Theory, Endorses Natural Gas Fracking

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Steve Maley

James Lovelock, now 92 years of age, is the father of Gaia theory, the idea that Mother Earth is a sort of sentient, self-regulating organism. So it was noteworthy a few weeks back when he walked back some of his … Continue reading →

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‘TruthLand’, the Movie

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Steve Maley

Josh Fox’s Oscar®-nominated documentary “GasLand” introduced us to scary images of burning water taps, supposedly the result of gas well fracking gone bad. It was such a successful piece of anti-development propaganda that HBO greenlighted a sequel, “GasLand 2”, due out … Continue reading →

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Invited to his own crucifixion, fmr EPA official sends ‘regrets’. #rsrh

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Steve Maley

Former E.P.A. Official Pulls Out of House Hearing Dr. Armendariz had previously agreed to serve as a witness at the subcommittee hearing. He did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. It went without saying that many expected Mr. … Continue reading →

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Seriously, Sierra Club?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Steve Maley

With the shale gas boom in full swing, gas prices are at 10-year lows. We have the realistic prospect of abundant domestic supplies of a clean-burning fuel for the foreseeable future, who doesn’t like natural gas? Ask the Sierra Club. … Continue reading →

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EPA and the White House Wash Their Hands of the ‘Crucifixion’ Mess

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Steve Maley

Earlier this week, a two-year old YouTube video surfaced that floated some raw sewage in the Obama Administration’s energy punchbowl. In it, EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Almendariz, speaking to a group of Texas citizens, chuckles while comparing his agency’s … Continue reading →

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Apologies? We Don’t Need Your Stinkin’ Apologies!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Steve Maley

The way things are going They’re gonna crucify me. Lyrics by John Lennon. Concept by Al Armendariz, Administrator of EPA Region VI. No apology is necessary, Mr. Armendariz. In a perverse way, your comments reveal the tactics of your agency, … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2012: The Day the Tide Turned

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Steve Maley

Happy Earth Day 2012, everyone! One day we may look back on this as the time when the tide began to recede – that being the tide of Anthropogenic Global Warming hysteria. The canary in this particular mine is the … Continue reading →

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BP Spill: Still Hyping After All These Years

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Steve Maley

All these years? Poetic license. It’s been two years since the disastrous explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Eleven rig workers were killed in a valiant but failed attempt to control BP’s Macondo well located 50 miles off the … Continue reading →

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Feds say natural seep is likely source of Gulf oil sheen. #rsrh

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Steve Maley

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/04/13/feds-say-natural-seep-is-likely-source-of-gulf-oil-sheen/ Naturally seeping oil from the seafloor is the likely culprit behind a 10-mile sheen discovered in the central Gulf of Mexico earlier this week, federal officials said Friday. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said in … Continue reading →

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Fracking is Blamed for … Well, Everything, Really.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Steve Maley

Blaming natural phenomena on fracking is this year’s fad, reminiscent of the mood ring, the pet rock or Anthropogenic Global Warming. Item 1. Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden may not know what hydrofracking is, but he does know … Continue reading →

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