SchwartzReport: Fracking Is Using up Billions of Gallons of Water in the Places That Need it Most

Once again, as has been true of so many other situations, we see in this report the profit for the few trumping the wellbeing of the many. It is literally killing American society, destroying the middle class, and corrupting our democracy. What continues to amaze me is how loyal Red state voters are to those …

SchwartzReport: Texas is Fracked – 30 Towns Running Out of Water Due Directly to Fracking

This story was sent to me by several people, two of whom live in the Texas towns described here where water, as a result of Fracking, has become a very real issue. Texas Is Fracked: More Than 30 Towns Will be Out of Water Due to Fracking JO BORRÁS – Gas2 More than 30 towns …

Mini-Me: Fracking Causes Earthquakes. Any Questions?

Huh? U.S. earthquake increase tied to disposal well boom Wastewater, increasingly injected into deep disposal wells amid the energy boom, appears to be the culprit in an increase in U.S. quakes. EXTRACT: In a study out today that provides the strongest link to date between wastewater wells and quakes, seismologists and geologists say U.S. earthquakes …

SchwartzReport: Regulators Keep Fracking Pollution Test Results From Public — Betrayal of the Public Trust!

Regulators Under Fire for Keeping Fracking Pollution Test Results Under Wraps Mike Ludwig truthout.org, 11 December 2012 Residents living in the shadow of fracking rigs say they’ve suffered from headaches, nosebleeds and other health effects since drilling began in their communities. Meanwhile, state agencies refuse to release the results of air and water pollution tests. …

2012 Global Trends 2030: Review by Robert Steele — Report Lauds Fracking as Energy Solution, Disappoints on Multiple Fronts

NOTE:  This is the final report with new comments.  Comments were made on the earlier elements of this report on year ago.  Robert Steele: Global Trends 2030 – Gaps + RECAP Best External Snapshot: 2012-12-10 Nicole Gaouette, Four ‘Megatrends’ Reshaping the World: U.S. Intelligence (BloombergBusinessweek) New technologies, dwindling resources and explosive population growth in the …