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Selected Interviews (2011-present)

2016

A flash fire, third-degree burns and an investigation without end (EnergyWire, 06/01/2016)
America's aging pipelines (CNN, 05/30/2016)
Firm Footing for Cloud Seeding (Chemical and Engineering News, 05/30/2016)
Danger Below? New Properties Hide Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells (NPR Morning Edition, 05/30/2016)
EPA moves to cut methane emissions from oil and natural gas operations (Chemical and Engineering News, 05/13/2016)
Dangerous Contaminants Found in Creek Near Gas Wastewater Disposal Site (InsideClimateNews, 05/12/2016)
Paris Pact Could Benefit From Halt of Fossil Fuel Leases (ClimateCentral, 05/03/2016)
What’s Next After the Paris Climate Agreement? (Stanford Political Journal, 04/26/2016)
“Keystone-ization” is the fossil fuel industry’s new nightmare (Grist, 04/25/2016)
Can The U.S. And China Keep Their Climate Pledges? (NPR All Things Considered, 04/21/2016)
Why Half a Degree Matters: Higher Seas, Longer Heat Waves, Dead Reefs (National Geographic, 04/21/2016)
Oil, natural gas operations are now top U.S. methane emitters (Chemical and Engineering News, 04/19/2016)
The U.S. has been emitting a lot more methane than we thought, says EPA (Washington Post, 04/15/2016)
Lead Isn’t the Only Threat to Drinking Water (The Nation, 04/13/2016)
The most important mystery about U.S. climate change policy (Washington Post, 04/13/2016)
Researchers Find No Shortcuts for Spotting Wells That Leak the Most Methane (InsideClimateNews, 04/08/2016)
Scientists find fracking contaminated Wyoming water after EPA halted study (The Guardian, 04/07/2016)
Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water (Scientifc American, 04/04/2016)
Scientists Find Groundwater in Wyoming Impacted by Fracking (The Weather Channel, 03/31/2016)
Gefahr durch Fracking: Das Dreckwasser von Wyoming (Der Spiegel, 03/31/2016)
Fracking linked to groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming (High Country News, 03/30/2016)
Fracking Study Finds Toxins in Wyoming Town's Groundwater and Raises Broader Concerns (InsideClimateNews, 03/29/2016)
China's Pollution May Not Be Decreasing as Fast as Hoped (Scientific American, 03/29/2016)
Study finds that fracking contaminated a water supply (NPR Marketplace, 03/29/2016)
Canada and U.S. go after methane leaks in oil fields (NPR Marketplace, 03/10/2016)
China’s Carbon Emissions May Have Peaked Already (Climate Central, 03/09/2016)
What you need to know about the Clinton-Sanders divide on fracking (Washington Post, 03/08/2016)
The quest for negative carbon emissions (Washington Post, 03/04/2016)
The suddenly urgent quest to remove carbon dioxide from the air (Washington Post, 02/26/2016)
Study: California leak was top methane release in US history (Associated Press, 02/25/2016)
Study: California Methane Leak Largest in U.S. History (Climate Central, 02/25/2016)
California’s Gas Gusher is Stanched, But Where are Tougher U.S. Rules on Leaks? (Dot Earth, 02/18/2016)
What Will Be the Health Impact of 100+ Days of Exposure to California's Methane Leak? (InsideClimateNews, 02/18/2016)
Can the Damage From the Porter Ranch Gas Leak Be Reversed? (LA Weekly, 02/17/2016)
Shallow fracking wells contaminate drinking water, warns US scientist (Climate Change News, 02/15/2016)
Study Shows Fracking Can Affect the Integrity of Groundwater (Inverse, 02/14/2016)
Will California Gas Leak Mark A Turning Point In Energy Debate? (NPR All Things Considered, 02/10/2016)
Living On Top Of Forgotten Oil And Gas Wells (Wyoming Public Radio, 02/09/2016)
Flint is a horrible tragedy. But a gas leak in Los Angeles may spell an even greater environmental disaster. (Yahoo News, 02/04/2016)
Just how bad is the Aliso Canyon methane leak and how long will it last? (KPFK Pacifica, 01/29/2016)
The massive methane leak (Background Briefing, 01/27/2016)
How much damage is the Porter Ranch leak doing to the climate? (LA Times, 01/24/2016)
A Map of Methane Levels Near the Massive Gas Leak in L.A. (Atlas Obscura, 01/21/2016)
Gas leak pollution monitoring took months to put in place (Associated Press, 01/20/2016)
The climate papers most featured in the media in 2015 (Carbon Brief, 01/18/2016)
An invisible leak, with glaring consequences (NPR Science Friday, 01/15/2016)
Leaking Methane Plume Spreading Across L.A.'s San Fernando Valley (InsideClimate News, 01/14/2016)
Scientist Rob Jackson on California gas leak (CCTV, 01/11/2016)
Here’s what it’s like to live next to California’s gas blowout catastrophe (Huffington Post, 01/08/2016)
Could better tech prevent the next big methane leak? (NBC News, 01/08/2016)

2015

The Paris climate agreement: the real work starts now (The Conversation, 12/13/2015)
Will ambition be built Into the climate agreement? (NPR Science Friday, 12/11/2015)
Are We Getting a Peek at Peak CO2 Emission? (Slate, 12/08/2015)
Report cites China’s efforts as carbon emissions slow (San Francisco Chronicle, 12/08/2015)
Now Here's Some Good News: Global Warming Emissions Could Actually Be in Decline (Vice, 12/08/2015)
Paris UN climate conference 2015: Emissions start to fall despite economic growth (Sydney Morning Herald, 12/08/2015)
Global CO2 emissions are set to stall in 2015 (Economist, 12/08/2015)
Study Sees Possible Decline in Global CO2 Emissions (Climate Central, 12/07/2015)
Reaching Peak Emissions (Nature, 12/07/2015)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Flattening Out Even As Economy Grows (BuzzFeed, 12/07/2015)
Good News! Greenhouse Gas Emissions Probably Dropped In 2015 (Popular Science, 12/07/2015)
Global greenhouse gas emissions may fall this year (The Verge, 12/07/2015)
Surprisingly good news for the Earth’s climate: Greenhouse gas pollution dropped this year (Washington Post, 12/07/2015)
New Report Predicts Possible Dip in Global CO2 Emissions (Voice of America, 12/07/2015)
Stanford University study predicts CO2 emissions decrease (Birmingham Examiner, 12/07/2015)
Paris Climate Change Meetings: Reduced Coal Usage, Renewable Energy Leading to Stall in CO2 Emissions (University Herald, 12/07/2015)
Decrease in China’s coal use sees global emissions fall in 2015 (Carbon Brief, 12/07/2015)
Small, surprising dip in world's carbon emissions (NPR All Things Considered, 12/07/2015)
Scientists just undermined a key idea behind the Paris climate talks (Washington Post, 12/07/2015)
Koldioxidutsläppen uppges ha minskat (Dagens Nyheter, 12/07/2015)
Global CO2 Emissions Decline in 2015 After Soaring for a Decade, Study Says (InsideClimate News, 12/07/2015)
COP 21: New research points to falling carbon dioxide emissions (Financial Times, 12/07/2015)
Mark Ruffalo Calls Into Incredibly Dull EPA Meeting To Rail Against Fracking (BuzzFeed, 12/05/2015)
Holding warming under two degrees Celsius is the goal. But is it still attainable? (Washington Post, 11/29/2015)
Improving Infrastructure To Cut Methane Emissions (Chemical and Engineering News, 10/26/2015)
Pulp Fiction The European Accounting Error That's Warming the Planet (Climate Central, 10/20/2015)
'DEP was quite hostile to our work,' Stanford researcher says (Harrisburg Patriot-News, 10/20/2015)
15 of 20 most polluted cities in world are in India, China, says Jim Webb (PolitiFact, 10/15/2015)
Study calls for US natural gas pipeline replacement to reduce GHG emissions (Platts, 09/22/2015)
Trendsetting Manhattan Leads in Methane Leaks, Too (InsideClimate News, 09/11/2015)
Stanford study backs pipeline replacement programmes in cities (Energy Global, 09/10/2015)
New York’s natural gas pipelines are leakier than your grandpa (Grist, 09/10/2015)
Gas Leaks and Climate: Which Cities Have Older Pipes? (Nature World News, 09/09/2015)
Experts Have Just Found Gas Leaking Out Of 1,000 Spots In New York City (BuzzFeed, 09/09/2015)
Study proves gas pipeline replacement saves money and lives (Birmingham Examiner, 09/09/2015)
Scientists: Replacing old gas pipes reduces leaks (USA Today, 09/09/2015)
Quick-Thinking Employee Saves Dozens From Motel 6 Gas Explosion (NBC Nightly News, 08/20/2015)
Climate Cast: The science behind methane gas (MPR News, 08/20/2015)
Hottest Month on Record (July, 2015) (BBC5 Radio, 08/20/2015)
EPA Moves to Cut Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas (Scientific American, 08/18/2015)
Shallow Fracking Wells May Threaten Aquifers (Scientific American, 08/06/2015)
Higher-risk 'Shallow Fracking' More Common than Suspected: Study (The Tyee, 07/27/2015)
Are Oil & Gas Producers Fracking Wells at Depths That are Too Shallow? (24/7 Wall St., 07/26/2015)
Drillers Fracking at Much Shallower Depths Than Widely Believed (InsideClimate News, 07/24/2015)
Fingerprinting Frackwater (PRI Living on Earth, 07/10/2015)
Fracking is using up an increasingly massive amount of water in drought-prone areas (Salon, 07/01/2015)
Water Use Rises as Fracking Expands (Scientific American, 07/01/2015)
EPA says fracking could contaminate drinking water (High Country News, 06/08/2015)
Both Sides Claim Victory Over EPA Fracking Study (NPR Weekend Edition, 06/07/2015)
Fracking Has Contaminated Drinking Water, EPA Now Concludes (InsideClimate News, 06/05/2015)
Fracking Study Undercuts Environmentalists’ Calls for Regulation (Bloomberg News, 06/05/2015)
EPA finds drinking water vulnerable to fracking (Charleston Gazette-Mail, 06/04/2015)
EPA Study of Fracking Finds 'No Widespread, Systemic' Pollution (Bloomberg News, 06/04/2015)
EPA Finds No Widespread Drinking Water Pollution From Fracking (NPR All Things Considered, 06/04/2015)
Fracking chemicals found in Pennsylvania drinking water (APM Marketplace, 05/05/2015)
Fracking Chemicals Detected in Pennsylvania Drinking Water (NY Times, 05/04/2015)
Fracking Study on Water Contamination Under Ethics Review (InsideClimate News, 04/06/2015)
What Does Flat CO2 Pollution Mean? (Scientific American, 03/23/2015)
Ted Cruz's world's on fire, but not for the last 17 years (PolitiFact, 03/20/2015)
Microbes could help clean up after fracking (CBS News, 03/02/2015)
Lessons from Methane Emissions in Boston and the White House Climate Action Plan (Brookings, 02/05/2015)
Farming Now Worse For Climate Than Deforestation (Climate Central, 02/03/2015)
Fracking Researchers Under Pressure (Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/30/2015)

2014

These two states had the same basic information about fracking. They made very different decisions (Washington Post, 12/22/2014)
Scientists Track Down Serious Methane Leaks In Natural Gas Wells (NPR All Things Considered, 12/09/2014)
Three Decades Until Carbon Budget Is Eaten Through (Climate Central, 09/21/2014)
The hidden leaks of Pennsylvania's abandoned oil and gas wells (The Guardian, 09/18/2014)
Weak wells not fracking caused US gas leaks into water (BBC News, 09/15/2014)
Study: Faulty gas wells, not fracking, pollute water (USA Today, 09/15/2014)
Study: Leaky wells, not fracking, taint water (Associated Press, 09/15/2014)
Natural gas production contaminated drinking water in Texas, study finds (LA Times, 09/15/2014)
Well Leaks, Not Fracking, Are Linked to Fouled Water (NY Times, 09/15/2014)
New study links water contamination in Parker County to gas drilling (Fort Wort Star Telegram, 09/15/2014)
Fracking Wells Tainting Drinking Water in Texas and Pennsylvania, Study Finds (Newsweek, 09/15/2014)
Study: Water contamination in frack-happy Texas and Pennslyvania is anything but natural (Salon, 09/15/2014)
China's Coal Gas Boom Holds Climate Change Risks (Huffington Post, 08/22/2014)
Oil companies fracking into drinking water sources, new research shows (LA Times, 08/12/2014)
Maps From Google and Green Group Make Pavement-Level Pollution More Concrete (Bloomberg News, 07/16/2014)
Will fracking put too much fizz in your water? (Science, 06/27/2014)
Obama Emission Rules Discount Gas Leaks, Scientists Say (Bloomberg News, 06/03/2014)
Neighbors fret over scant science on oil, gas drilling health impacts (Denver Post, 06/01/2014)
Marco Rubio says surface temperatures on Earth 'have stabilized' (PolitiFact, 05/27/2014)
As environmental debate rages over fracking, people in western Pennsylvania express dread (Buffalo News, 05/17/2014)
‘Catastrophe’ Claim Adds Fuel to Methane Debate (Climate Central, 05/15/2014)
How Can Cities Protect Themselves against Gas Explosions? (Scientific American, 04/07/2014)
Beneath Cities, a Decaying Tangle of Gas Pipes (New York Times, 03/24/2014)
The Harlem Blast And Our Natural Gas Infrastructure (NPR On Point, 03/17/2014)
Harlem explosion leaves hundreds homeless (NBC Nightly News, 03/13/2014)
Harlem building collapse highlights fragile gas pipes (CBS Evening News, 03/13/2014)
Harlem Building Collapse Highlights America’s Dangerously Old Gas Infrastructure (Time, 03/12/2014)
Fracking Boom Spews Toxic Air Emissions on Texas Residents (InsideClimate News, 02/18/2014)
Water in America: Is It Safe to Drink? (National Geographic, 02/17/2014)
China's Plan to Clean Up Air in Cities Will Doom the Climate, Scientists Say (InsideClimate News, 02/13/2014)
Levels of global-warming gas methane exceed government estimates, new study contends (Washington Post, 02/13/2014)
D.C. Full of Gassy Leaks, Researchers Say (U.S. News & World Report, 01/17/2014)
D.C. is riddled with natural gas leaks (Salon, 01/17/2014)
Dangerously Explosive Quantities of Gas Found in Parker County Water at Center of Fracking Controversy (Dallas Observer, 01/17/2014)
The Map That Reveals 5,900 Natural Gas Leaks Under Washington, D.C. (The Atlantic Cities, 01/17/2014)
Well This Is Rather Alarming: Nearly 6,000 Gas Leaks Discovered In Washington, D.C. (Huffington Post, 01/16/2014)
Study finds 5,893 natural gas leaks in Washington, D.C. (USA Today, 01/16/2014)
Study finds nearly 5,900 leaks under Washington streets (UPI, 01/16/2014)
Thousands of natural gas leaks found under streets of Washington, D.C. (UPI, 01/16/2014)
Scientists Sniff Out Nearly 6,000 Gas Leaks In Washington, D.C. (Popular Science, 01/16/2014)
About 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Found In D.C.'s Aging Pipes (NPR All Things Considered, 01/16/2014)
Researchers find nearly 6,000 natural gas leaks in District’s aging pipe system (Washington Post, 01/16/2014)
Nearly 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Reported Beneath Washington DC Streets, Some With Explosion Risk (Nature World News, 01/16/2014)
Nearly 6,000 Natural Gas Leaks Found in Washington, D.C. (LiveScience, 01/16/2014)
Thousands of potentially harmful natural gas leaks found in Washington, DC (EurekAlert, 01/16/2014)
The Dangers Underneath: Survey finds 5,900 natural gas leaks found underneath Washington, D.C. (Duke Today news release, 01/16/2014)
DC Gas Leaks Study (CBC Radio As it Happens, 01/16/2014)
Tests show Texas well water polluted by fracking, despite EPA assurances (Grist, 01/13/2014)
Fracking study finds combustible levels of methane in water after EPA gave the all clear (RT, 01/13/2014)
Duke Fracking Tests Reveal Dangers Driller’s Data Missed (Bloomberg News, 01/09/2014)
Wetland contamination can be predicted in oil boom states, study finds (Los Angeles Times, 01/08/2014)
Some states confirm water pollution from drilling (Associated Press, 01/05/2014)
Reopen Barnett Shale water probe (Texas Tribune, 01/01/2014)

2013

Environmentalists, unions seek to fix gas leaks (Associated Press, 12/08/2013)
Fracking requires chemicals and water, raising unresolved claims about pollution (Sacramento Bee, 11/27/2013)
U.S. May Be Producing 50 Percent More Methane Than EPA Thinks (NPR All Things Considered, 11/25/2013)
Panel pushes for Duke fossil fuel divestment (Durham Herald-Sun, 11/14/2013)
Shale Gas & Hydraulic Fracturing In North Carolina (WFAE Charlotte, 10/30/2013)
Energy Boom Puts Wells in America’s Backyards (Wall Street Journal, 10/26/2013)
Study, cleanup under way in PA streams contaminated by wastewater radiation (NPR StateImpact, 10/11/2013)
Duke Study: Fracking Is Leaving Radioactive Pollution In Pennsylvania Rivers (Business Insider, 10/09/2013)
Duke researchers publish new paper on gas-drilling waste (Durham Herald-Sun, 10/05/2013)
Fracking produces annual toxic waste water enough to flood Washington DC (The Guardian, 10/04/2013)
Fracking May Be Polluting River With Radioactive Waste (The Weather Channel, 10/03/2013)
Fracking May Be Polluting River with Radioactive Waste (Climate Central, 10/02/2013)
Fracking Study: Gas Production In Pennsylvania May Be Polluting Creek With Radioactive Waste (Huffington Post, 10/02/2013)
Dangerous levels of radiation from fracking found in PA water (Salon, 10/02/2013)
Radioactivity found in fracking waste water in Pennsylvania (UPI, 10/02/2013)
China Push into Synthetic Natural Gas Has Pollution Consequences (Scientific American, 10/02/2013)
Would the rain water on Under the Dome be safe to drink? (TV Guide Magazine, 10/01/2013)
China's synthetic natural gas push could have 'enormous' climate consequences (ClimateWire, 10/01/2013)
China Wants to Cut Down on Coal—And That's Bad for Global Warming (Bloomberg Businessweek, 09/30/2013)
China’s solution to coal may be worse than coal (Salon.com, 09/30/2013)
China’s plan to clean up air pollution could be a climate disaster (Washington Post Wonkblog, 09/26/2013)
China’s Synthetic Natural Gas Plants Should be Shelved, a Ticking Environmental Disaster (International Business Times, 09/26/2013)
Environmental toll compounds the troubles in flooded Colorado (Los Angeles Times, 09/19/2013)
Colorado floods spur fracking concerns (CBS News, 09/17/2013)
Fracking May Be Making Colorado's Flood Disaster Even Worse (Fast Co. Exist, 09/17/2013)
Groundwater Contamination May End the Gas-Fracking Boom (Scientific American, 09/12/2013)
The Report: Fracking (BBC Radio, 09/05/2013)
Frackonomics: The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom (Truth-out.org, 08/09/2013)
New Tools Pinpoint Natural Gas Leaks, Maximizing a Fuel’s Green Qualities (New York Times, 08/06/2013)
Gas Country Newspaper Calls On EPA To Reopen Water Contamination Probe (Business Insider, 08/06/2013)
EPA should resolve issues in Dimock (Scranton Times-Tribune, 08/05/2013)
Leaked EPA document raises questions about fracking pollution (Grist, 07/29/2013)
EPA official links fracking and drinking water issues in Dimock, Pa. (Washington Post, 07/29/2013)
Message is mixed on fracking (LA Times, 07/28/2013)
Texas study shows water pollution near gas drilling (Charleston Gazette, 07/26/2013)
EPA’s Abandoned Wyoming Fracking Study One Retreat of Many (ProPublica, 07/03/2013)
Methane Scrutiny in Obama Climate Plan May Cost Drillers (Bloomberg, 06/28/2013)
Methane in Pennsylvania Groundwater May Originate in Fracked Gas Wells (Scientific American, 06/28/2013)
Duke Study Links Hydrofracking To Water Contamination (WAMC, 06/28/2013)
Duke Study Finds Additional Gases In Groundwater Near Pennsylvania Fracking Sites (WUNC, 06/25/2013)
Fire water (The Economist, 06/25/2013)
Gas drilling taints groundwater (Nature, 06/25/2013)
Methane, ethane and propane found in drinking water near fracking sites (Mother Nature Network, 06/25/2013)
Mixed results in study of water, fracking (Associated Press, 06/25/2013)
News in Brief: High methane in drinking water near fracking sites (ScienceNews, 06/25/2013)
Study finds more gas in water near Marcellus Shale wells (The Scranton Times-Tribune, 06/25/2013)
Study links fracking to drinking water pollution (Grist, 06/25/2013)
Study on stray gas in Pa. water wells 'rules out a biological source' (EnergyWire, 06/25/2013)
Well Sealing Cited in Leaks, Not Fracking (Wall Street Journal, 06/25/2013)
What the Frack is Up with Drinking Water and Shale Gas Extraction? (Discover Magazine blog, 06/24/2013)
Methane in Water Seen Sixfold Higher Near Fracking Sites (Bloomberg, 06/24/2013)
Fracking can increase methane in drinking water, study finds (LA Times, 06/24/2013)
Fracking linked to well water methane (USA Today, 06/24/2013)
En Pennsylvanie, des nappes phréatiques polluées par le gaz de schiste (Le Monde, 06/24/2013)
Methane found in drinking water near natural gas wells study (Reuters, 06/24/2013)
Methane found in drinking water near natural gas wells: study (The Globe and Mail, 06/24/2013)
Fracking: The New Energy Rush (BBC Two Horizon, 06/19/2013)
Report faults Heinz Endowments head for gas ties (Associated Press, 06/16/2013)
Rep. Jim Bridenstine says U.S. spends 30 times as much on climate change research as on weather forecasting (PolitiFact, 06/14/2013)
Heinz Endowments funds drilling foes and backers (Associated Press, 06/02/2013)
New Study: Fracking Hasn't Polluted Arkansas Water (Associated Press, 05/17/2013)
Fracking Can Be Done Safely, but Will It Be? (Scientific American, 05/17/2013)
Study Finds No Evidence of Water Contamination from Shale Gas Drilling in Arkansas (Duke news release, 05/15/2013)
As North Carolina Weighs Fracking, Questions Loom on Wastewater (Stateline, 05/08/2013)
Fracking North Carolina: What Do We Do With The Waste? (WUNC radio, 04/23/2013)
Taxing poetic: Your Tax Day poems (American Public Media/Marketplace, 04/12/2013)
Fracking: science and scepticism (Prospect Magazine blog, 04/10/2013)
Fracking 'not significant' cause of large earthquakes (BBC News, 04/09/2013)
Health Questions Key to New York Fracking Decision, But Answers Scarce (National Geographic Daily News, 04/01/2013)
Hydraulic Fracking on Access Utah Thursday (Utah Public Radio, 03/27/2013)
Washington's Exploding Manholes Explained? (ScienceNOW, 03/26/2013)
Environmentalists, Drillers Reach 'Truce' For Fracking Standards (NPR All Things Considered, 03/21/2013)
Natural gas leaks come under scrutiny, raise questions on climate impact (Washington Post, 03/03/2013)
As Temperatures Keep Rising, Geoengineering Gets a Closer Look (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/28/2013)
Fracking board set to propose nation's toughest rules (Raleigh News & Observer, 01/25/2013)
10 Ways Obama Could Fight Climate Change (National Geographic News, 01/23/2013)
Obama and the Environment: What He Can Do: Buckle down on natural gas (Men's Journal, 01/18/2013)
EPA changed course after gas company protested (Associated Press, 01/16/2013)
EPA halted 'fracking' case after gas company protested (USA Today, 01/16/2013)
Natural Gas: Methane levels show driller 'never caused any impacts' -- Range (EnergyWire, 01/15/2013)

2012

Digging into the practice of fracking (CBS Sunday Morning, 12/30/2012)
Western Mass. viewed as territory for fracking (Boston Globe, 12/13/2012)
Hazardous Air Pollutants Detected Near Fracking Sites (Bloomberg, 12/03/2012)
Springfield blast shows need to replace aging gas pipelines (Boston Globe, 12/01/2012)
Good Gas, Bad Gas (National Geographic, 12/01/2012)
Better Fracking (NPR's On Point, 11/26/2012)
Methane Is Popping Up All Over Boston (New York Times Green blog, 11/20/2012)
Mapping Gas Leaks from Aging Urban Pipes (New York Times Dot Earth blog, 11/20/2012)
3,300 gas leaks are found in Boston (Boston Globe, 11/20/2012)
More than 3,000 natural gas leaks in Boston (Futurity.org, 11/20/2012)
New Study Finds Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks in Boston (Boston U./Duke U. press release, 11/20/2012)
Boston said riddled with natural gas leaks (UPI, 11/20/2012)
Loophole Lets Toxic Oil Water Flow Over Indian Land (NPR, 11/15/2012)
Hurricane Sandy May Have Spared Fracking Operations, But Toxic Concerns Remain (Huffington Post, 11/01/2012)
Fracking Pollution Sickens Pennsylvania Families, Environmental Group Says (Huffington Post, 10/18/2012)
Is fracking behind contamination in Wyoming groundwater? (Nature, 10/04/2012)
Cabot’s Methodology Links Tainted Water Wells to Gas Fracking (Bloomberg, 10/02/2012)
Are leaking wells letting methane get into Dimock's water? (The Times Tribune Scranton PA, 09/30/2012)
Conflicting reports fuel fracking debate tied to Wyoming town (Reuters, 09/29/2012)
Diesel in Water Near Fracking Confirms EPA Tests Wyoming Disputes (Bloomberg, 09/26/2012)
The Facts Behind the Frack (ScienceNews, 09/08/2012)
Natural Underground Pathways may be Conduits for Marcellus Brines (Dukenvironment Magazine, 09/01/2012)
Traveling to Shale Gas Country (Dukenvironment Magazine, 09/01/2012)
Duke study on fracking has mixed results (Charleston Daily Mail, 07/13/2012)
Fracking can be safe, UK report argues (Durham Herald-Sun, 07/11/2012)
Do Natural Paths from Deep Shale to Shallow Rock Pose Gas Drilling Risk? (New York Times Dot Earth blog, 07/10/2012)
New twist in fracking debate (UPI, 07/10/2012)
Water contamination from shale fracking may follow natural routes (San Francisco Examiner, 07/09/2012)
Study: Deep brine linked to groundwater (USA Today, 07/09/2012)
Rising Shale Water Complicates Fracking Debate (NPR, 07/09/2012)
Study: Underground Paths Boost Risk of Fracking Pollution (Agence France-Presse, 07/09/2012)
Drilling for Gas Under Cemeteries Raises Concerns (New York Times, 07/08/2012)
Update: Revised North Carolina Sea Level Rise Bill Goes to Governor (Science Insider, 07/03/2012)
In North Carolina, a fight over sea levels and science (Los Angeles Times, 06/24/2012)
Fracking Technology Brings Promise and Worries (CNBC, 06/20/2012)
Legislating Sea Level Rise (Science Insider, 06/12/2012)
Heads in the North Carolina sand (The Maddow Blog, 06/08/2012)
Fracking Bill Passes NC Senate Committee (WFAE Radio, 06/06/2012)
Senate Committee Passes Fracking Bill (WUNC radio, 06/06/2012)
State gas deposit not a ‘major play,’ one expert says (Durham Herald-Sun, 06/06/2012)
Fracking bill moves ahead (WRAL, 06/06/2012)
Senate committee OKs fracking bill (Charlotte Observer, 06/06/2012)
Fracking dangers greater in N.C. (Winston-Salem Journal, 06/03/2012)
Natural gas gold rush: Is your state next? (USA Today, 05/29/2012)
Sunscreen in the Sky? Reflective Particles May Combat Warming (National Geographic News, 05/29/2012)
Obama environmental adviser tours Durham solar start-up (Durham Herald-Sun, 05/23/2012)
Waste Industries to launch natural gas-powered truck fleet (Durham Herald-Sun, 05/22/2012)
Fracking in North Carolina could carry extra risks (Raleigh News & Observer, 05/20/2012)
Fracking and the Future of Gas: Rob Jackson at TEDxNCSSM (Youtube, 05/03/2012)
Water quality near Sanford tested before 'fracking' starts (WRAL, 05/02/2012)
Testing water could protect homeowners, drillers (WRAL, 05/02/2012)
Resistant to Change: Ocean acidification is a product of our emissions, but there’s little will to change our ways (E Magazine, 05/01/2012)
Expert answers your questions on fracking (USA Today, 04/24/2012)
Durham homebuilder keeping mineral rights on homes (WTVD, 04/12/2012)
High Methane in Pennsylvania Water Deemed Safe by EPA (Bloomberg, 03/30/2012)
The right agency to oversee drilling (Raleigh News & Observer (op-ed), 03/21/2012)
Fear of fracking: How public concerns put an energy renaissance at risk (Globe and Mail, 03/10/2012)
Why Not Frack? (The New York Review of Books, 03/08/2012)
Can the problems with fracking be fixed? (Washington Post (Ezra Klein's Wonkblog), 02/28/2012)
Why go greener? All of the above (Raleigh News & Observer op-ed, 02/26/2012)
Fracking fracas: Pros and cons of controversial gas extraction process (Toronto Star, 02/05/2012)
Fracking health risks: Drilling into the unknown (NewScientist, 01/25/2012)
Beyond Hype, a Closer Look at New York’s Choice on Shale Gas (New York Times Dot Earth blog, 01/23/2012)
Minds Meet on Shale Gas, Fracking (TheGreenGrok, 01/10/2012)
Earthquakes prompt Ohio fracking ban (APM Marketplace, 01/03/2012)

2011

#21: New Fracking Worries: Methane Leaks, Radioactive Water (Top Science Stories of 2011) (Discover Magazine, 12/20/2011)
Preemies Infected With More Dangerous Types of Bacteria: Study (HealthDay, 12/09/2011)
Premature Babies Harbor Fewer, But More Dangerous Microbe Types (Duke Medicine news release, 12/08/2011)
Boston's Leaky Gas Lines May Be Tough On The Trees (NPR, 11/21/2011)
New National Climate Science Plan Puts Humans at the Forefront (Duke news release, 11/16/2011)
How Europe's cap-and-trade system brings jobs to Ga.'s piney woods (ClimateWire, 10/31/2011)
The Fracking Industry's War On The New York Times -- And The Truth (Huffington Post, 10/20/2011)
Fracking for natural gas can work if done right (Winston-Salem Journal, 10/13/2011)
Elon University examines hydrofracking controversy (News 14 Carolina, 09/30/2011)
Barack Obama slams Rick Perry on climate change, citing Texas wildfires St Petersburg Times (PolitiFact.com, 09/28/2011)
Spin overtaking facts in Marcellus Shale debate (Associated Press, 09/25/2011)
Personally Speaking: Fracking and the Philosophy of Research (Dukenvironment Magazine, 09/21/2011)
In the Midst of a Fracking Firestorm (Dukenvironment Magazine, 09/21/2011)
'Fracking' Explained (Duke University On Demand, 09/15/2011)
The value of curiosity (Durham Herald Sun, 09/13/2011)
Ethanol Carbon Sequestration Plant Holds Lessons for Coal (ClimateWire via New York Times, 09/12/2011)
Power Flow: Putting a price on emissions could save water at U.S. power plants (Conservation Magazine, 08/15/2011)
'Fracking': Did Energy Department report clear up controversy? (Christian Science Monitor, 08/11/2011)
Worries Over Water As Natural Gas Fracking Expands (NPR Morning Edition, 08/02/2011)
Special Report: The fight for and against fracking (WNCN NBC17.com, 07/28/2011)
Lessons on pigs, drilling rigs (Charlotte Observer op-ed, 07/17/2011)
As ‘Sinks’ for Carbon, Forests Are Even Mightier Than Assumed (New York Times Green blog, 07/15/2011)
Nicholas School “Fracking” Study Among Top Five Most-Read Papers on PNAS Website (Duke University, 07/11/2011)
Swine and shale gas: lessons for N.C. (Raleigh News and Observer op-ed, 07/10/2011)
Duke Professor Robert Jackson Explains Hydrofracking’s Impact on Water Supply (The Capitol, 06/30/2011)
Fracking our lives away (Hudson Valley Chronic, 06/28/2011)
Shale gas in Europe: Golden age will need golden standards first (Financial Times, 06/27/2011)
The Facts About Fracking (The Wall Street Journal, 06/25/2011)
Hydrofracking in North Carolina (NCAPT OPEN/net, 06/21/2011)
Shale gas extraction (EarthSky, 06/12/2011)
The Natural Gas And Fracking Controversy (NPR On Point, 06/10/2011)
North Carolina Moves Closer to Fracking (Reuters, 06/07/2011)
Water with Gas The State of Things (WUNC radio, 05/19/2011)
Gaz de schiste - Une première preuve de la contamination Le Devoir (, 05/17/2011)
Gas Drilling Companies Hold Data Needed by Researchers to Assess Risk to Water Quality (ProPublica, 05/17/2011)
Susquehanna is America's most endangered river, environmental group says T (he Patriot-News Pennsylvania, 05/17/2011)
A Better Way to Frack? (Reason.com, 05/17/2011)
Duke study stokes debate on fracking and water (AWWA streamlines, 05/17/2011)
Fracking, methane and drinking water (Environmental Law and Litigation, 05/17/2011)
Gas drilling study is 'good news': industry, environmentalists (Times & Transcript New Brunswick, 05/16/2011)
Methane Fouls Well Water (Chemical & Engineering News, 05/16/2011)
Methane levels 17 times higher in water wells near shale gas fracking sites, study finds (Public Power Weekly, 05/16/2011)
Shale gas linked to bad water (The Montreal Gazette, 05/14/2011)
Alberta shuns U.S. shale gas drilling fears (Calgary Herald, 05/14/2011)
Study Links Methane In Water To Gas Extraction (NPR Science Friday, 05/13/2011)
Flammable Gas In Drinking Water From Hydraulic Fracking (PRI Living on Earth, 05/13/2011)
Shale gas zum Tanzen: What the FRACK is going on? (Klima der Gerechtigkeit, 05/13/2011)
Test well water near hydro-fracking sites: study (CBC News, 05/13/2011)
Fracking Friction Intensifies as Studies Continue (Investor Uprising, 05/13/2011)
Baffled About Fracking? You're Not Alone (Greewire via New York Times, 05/13/2011)
Fracking pollution a reality which has to be faced (The Land, 05/12/2011)
Hydrofracking's methane issue (Raleigh News and Observer op-ed, 05/12/2011)
United States investigates fracking safety (Nature, 05/12/2011)
In First, Scientific Study Links ‘Fracking’ to Flammable Water (Planetsave, 05/12/2011)
Fracking Linked to Flammable Drinking Water (Green Chip Stocks, 05/12/2011)
New study reveals dangerous levels of flammable methane in drinking water wells (The Colorado Independent, 05/11/2011)
Methan im Trinkwasser (NZZ.ch, 05/11/2011)
Jackson Says More Studies Needed on Hydraulic Fracturing (Bloomberg, 05/10/2011)
Hydraulic Fracturing (Energy & Environmental Law Blog, 05/10/2011)
Gas drilling contaminates drinking water (NewScientist.com, 05/10/2011)
Drake University study links natural gas fracturing to methane in drinking water (Free Speech Radio, 05/10/2011)
Fracking Study May Expose Natural Gas Industry To Regulation (Forbes.com, 05/10/2011)
Fracking Takes Another Hit (Mother Jones, 05/10/2011)
‘Fracking’ Scientifically Linked To Water Contamination (WBUR Here & Now, 05/10/2011)
Fracking is good for you. Trust me, I have a nice voice and I could be your neighbor (Discover Magazine blog, 05/10/2011)
Strong evidence that shale drilling is risky (Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/10/2011)
Methane Levels 17 Times Higher in Water Wells Near Hydrofracking Sites, Study Finds (ScienceDaily, 05/10/2011)
Hydrofracking and Drinking Water Contamination? (TheGreenGrok, 05/10/2011)
Natural gas fracking can make local well water explosive (Ars Technica, 05/10/2011)
Water near 'fracking' sites contaminated? (UPI, 05/10/2011)
Tainted drinking water found near gas wells (CNN Money, 05/10/2011)
Drilling Is Tied to Gas in Eastern Well Water (Wall Street Journal, 05/10/2011)
Study: shale gas drilling may contaminate drinking water with methane (Xinhua, 05/10/2011)
Methane in water near US shale gas drillers: study (AFP, 05/10/2011)
Gas Firms Dispute Methane Contamination Study (Huffington Post, 05/10/2011)
Jackson Says More Studies Needed on Hydraulic Fracturing (Bloomberg via Duke, 05/10/2011)
Study finds methane in wells near natural gas drilling (USA Today, 05/09/2011)
'Fracking' for natural gas is polluting ground water, study concludes (Christian Science Monitor, 05/09/2011)
Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Pollutes Water Wells (Scientific American, 05/09/2011)
Study Finds Methane Contamination Rises Near Shale Gas Wells (Greewire via New York Times, 05/09/2011)
Study finds methane contamination rises near shale gas wells (Greenwire, 05/09/2011)
Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking (ProPublica, 05/09/2011)
Study finds gas in drinking water near drilling (Bloomberg Businessweek, 05/09/2011)
Study finds methane in wells near natural gas drilling (, 05/09/2011)
Methane on Tap: Study Links Pollution to Gas Drilling (National Geographic News, 05/09/2011)
Another Fracking Mess for the Shale-Gas Industry (Time, 05/09/2011)
High Methane Levels in Water Near Hydrofracking Sites (WUNC radio, 05/09/2011)
Report links fracking to tainted drinking water (Reuters, 05/09/2011)
Gas in Marcellus Water Wells Is Explosion Risk, Study Says (Bloomberg, 05/09/2011)
Le gaz de schiste contaminerait l'eau potable selon une étude américaine (Radio-Canada.ca, 05/09/2011)
Gas Fracking Linked with Water Contamination (Forbes.com, 05/09/2011)
Hydrofracking Changes Water Wells (Duke Today press release, 05/09/2011)
Study: High-Tech Gas Drilling Is Fouling Drinking Water (Science Now, 05/09/2011)
Methane Levels 17 Times Higher in Water Wells Near Hydrofracking Sites (Duke Environment at the Nicholas School press release, 05/09/2011)
Duke study: High levels of methane in drinking water wells linked to fracking (The Independent Weekly, 05/09/2011)
Methane threat to drinking water (Nature, 05/09/2011)
Methane contamination of water rises near to shale gas sites, study shows (The Guardian, 05/09/2011)
Shale gas drilling 'contaminates drinking water' (BBC, 05/09/2011)
Super Corn Sought to Limit Nitrogen Use, Pollution (Bloomberg, 04/14/2011)
Carbon-rich mangroves ripe for conservation (Nature News, 04/03/2011)
A “neoenvironmental” manifesto (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 03/01/2011)
The Ecosystem Inside (Discover Magazine, 03/01/2011)
Podcast: News Director Sally Mauk talks with climate change scientist Rob Jackson (Montana Evening Edition, 02/01/2011)
Climate initiative gives Scripps global goals (San Diego Union-Tribune, 01/22/2011)
Pfffft Goes Promise of Pumping C02 Underground (The Tyee, 01/12/2011)