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Natural Gas and Oil Leases – Controversy in Utah
/in Oil & Gas /by John AmosShould we allow natural gas drilling within a few miles of some of the West’s most iconic national parks? This is one of the many questions the current administration is wrestling with, inheriting a legacy of what many Western citizens – Democrats and Republicans alike – consider to be years of unbalanced, pro-industry decisions and […]
NASA Launches New Weather Satellite
/in Oil Spill /by John AmosGOES-14 launch – click to see a larger image On June 27, 2009, NASA successfully launched GOES-14, the newest in a long line of workhorse weather satellites, and will soon turn over operation of the bird to NOAA. Most of the images you see on TV weather reports come from the GOES satellites. They’re low-resolution, […]
Natural Gas Drilling, Hydrofracturing, and Ground Water – Drink Up?
/3 Comments/in Hydraulic Fracturing, Oil & Gas /by John AmosA couple of YouTube videos have been making the rounds and causing some alarm among the ever-increasing number of homeowners who have active natural gas drilling in their area, and rely on groundwater for their drinking water supply. This video shows common, normal operations at a modern natural-gas drilling site in western Colorado, operated by […]
Grasberg Mine Tailings Inundating Forest in Indonesia
/in Mining /by John AmosFile this under “you gotta be kidding me” — tailings (waste rock, mud, etc.) from the massive open-pit Grasberg copper/gold mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, are actually dumped right into the river system. It’s called “riverine tailings disposal.” Sounds very sophisticated. When the fast-flowing mountain streams hit the forested lowlands, though, they slow down and […]
SkyTruth – How Do We Help (Part 2)?
/in Oil & Gas /by John AmosAll too often, public notice of a proposed well or other industrial facility — particularly those related to oil and gas drilling — gives the location in legal terms that are meaningless to the average citizen. Where, exactly, is the thing going to be drilled or built? We just got another great example of this: […]
SkyTruth – How Do We Help?
/in Mining, Uranium /by John AmosAt SkyTruth we focus on creating images from satellite and aerial imagery that shed light on environmental concerns, especially landscape- and ecosystem-altering activities such as oil and gas drilling, mining, and deforestation. Many citizen’s groups, large and small, use our work to help raise awareness of the problems and issues they’re confronting. Every so often […]