Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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As British Public Shuns Fracking, Many See a Turn Toward Tidal Energy
Both the economic and ecological arguments against fracking undermine the government’s goal of igniting a "British Shale Gas revolution" – especially with forecasts projecting tidal energy to become a £6 billion industry that creates 19,000 jobs.
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Vast Oilfield Within Reach and the Battle Heats Up
The thirst for Monterey Shale, which could represent the future of California’s oil industry, is producing conflict between drillers and environmental interests wary of hydraulic fracturing.