Eco-Briefs
Eco-briefs | Groundwater contaminated after fracking fluid leak in Canada
An investigation into a fracking fluid leak near Calgary, in Canada, has confirmed groundwater contamination. On Sept. 22, 2011, Crew Energy Inc. workers “inadvertently perforated above the base of groundwater protection” and proceeded with hydraulic fracturing ...
Methane leaks are far more common than previously thought; Studies show...
Methane leaks are far more common than
previously thought
The massive methane gas leak at a storage facility near Los Angeles has raised public health concerns...
House votes for increased oversight in energy loans
The Republican-led House of Representatives passed the ‘No More Solyndras’ Act in a 245-161 vote Sept. 14. The act requires...
Dam releases dirty energy; CSU continues to study methane
Dam releases dirty energy
The U.S. Department of the Interior released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) regarding the Glen Canyon Dam, admitting the dam...
Light pollution; Fracking regs shut down
Night sky becomes light sky
A new map of the sky reveals that light pollution is so prevalent, most Americans can’t see the Milky...
U.S. ivory laws; Aerial seed bombing
Most ivory sales now illegal in United States
On June 2 President Obama signed a measure introduced by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that...
