Worse Than Fracking? Lithium Extraction For Batteries Hardly A Concern
Lithium extraction for the batteries that power our cell phones, laptops & electric cars is hardly as risky for the environment as fracking…
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With TPP, There Goes The Neighborhood
The Trans Pacific Partnership might be the worst news for the environment since NAFTA, and environmentalists are coming out against it…
Stop Hydraulic Fracturing Now
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” is the practice of drilling into the Earth’s surface and fracturing the rock beneath it by injecting fluid into the cracks of the rocks. Large fissures allow oil and gas to flow out and into wells where it can be extracted. Fracking is very hazardous to the environment as well as human health, and the […]
Energy East: Worse Than Keystone XL?
Dear EarthTalk: The proposed KeystoneXL oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. seems to get all the headlines, but shouldn’t we also be worried about the Energy East pipeline? — Art Shea, Troy, NY The Energy East Pipeline is a $12 billion project proposed by TransCanada Corp. that will combine existing, converted natural gas pipelines […]