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The earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan raised new concerns about the risk of another nuclear reactor disaster. The explosion of the FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT gives our citizens cause to re-examine the risk assumed by the public. At this writing, the full extent of the damage to the plant, the community, and the environment is unknown - it will take years.

At the same time concerns over the high risks associated with extracting natural gas and as noted in a Financial Times article is "energy that comes from the same place as our drinking water. Extracting it had better be safe. The political fault lines over hydraulic fracturing (hence the term fracking) have been easy to predict for anyone paying attention to the controversies over climate change and genetically modified organisms. France’s national assembly voted to ban fracking while in the US its been full steam ahead in 32 states. These are high risk alternative energy sources.

Curated by mokiethecat

Natural Gas Wells in Pennsylvania: an infographic

Infographic, cumulative natural gas wells drilled in Pennsylvania, January 2005-April 2012.

The animation illustrates Pennsylvania's relatively recent transition from conventional vertical wells (black diamonds) to horizontal wells (red diamonds), drilled mostly in sections of the Marcellus, Utica, and Geneseo/Burket shale formations located in the northeast and southwest portions of the state. The animation also shows that as horizontal drilling increased, the number of vertical wells—which are typically less productive—fell, resulting in an overall decline in the state's new well count. For the full Today in Energy article, visit here.

Published on May 23, 2012

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Promised Land (movie trailer) with Matt Damon
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Last U.S. Nuclear Test by Konstantin Kakaes
Ending Nuclear Weapons by Alice Slater (2019)
Making A Documentary About Haynesville by Gregory Kallenberg
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Japanese Director A. Funahashi talks about his film Nuclear Nation
A Danger on the Rails from the The New York Times
Nuclear Power Plants and Global Warming by Helen Caldicott
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TED Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy? Brand and Jacobson
GasLand by Josh Fox
Trying to Create Clean Coal Technologies by Nicholas K. Akins of AEP
What is the Fracking Process by Chesapeak Energy
Nuclear: Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive by Kevin Kamps
Fukushima's Ongoing Impact by Helen Caldicott
Energy: The Next 10 Years Really Matter by Alexander Van de Putte
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The History of Fracking by Russell Gold
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Last of Energy Resources are in the Territories of Indigenous Peoples by Erick Gonzalez
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Haynesville Movie Trailer: Largest Natural Gas Field in the U.S.

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