Stories Tagged as
Fracking
The numbers for November 11, 2014
by
Tony Wagner
Nov 11, 2014
On Veterans Day, we look at Kai's time in the Navy and post-9/11 casualty rates.
Texas oil town votes to ban fracking
Nov 5, 2014
Denton, a college town in the middle of the oil patch, overwhelmingly votes against more fracking.
Low oil prices could hurt drillers carrying high debt
by
Scott Tong
Nov 4, 2014
Energy companies that need to borrow to keep drilling could be hurt by low prices
Ohio wants its slice of fracking's oil wealth
by
Scott Tong
Oct 29, 2014
Some states tax oil production much more than other states
Denton, Texas debates a fracking ban
by
Scott Tong
Oct 24, 2014
The small community could set a precedent for the future of drilling in Texas.
More fracking produces more open waste pits
Oct 14, 2014
Residents of a Texas town are apprehensive about sludge pits planned in their community.
The boom-and-bust story of a crop called guar
by
Nova Safo
Oct 9, 2014
A plant took on an outsize importance in the fracking world and created huge price swings.
For public good, not for profit.
Frack that! Oil tries to own a word that rallies critics
Oct 8, 2014
An industry group wants to reclaim a term from opponents of oil drilling.
Homeowners get rude awakening on ‘mineral rights’
Sep 19, 2014
If someone owns oil or gas beneath your home, they might displace you to get it.
You may see $3 a gallon for gas in your lifetime
by
Scott Tong
Sep 16, 2014
The global glut of oil is pushing gasoline prices down.