| Synthetic fuel could eliminate U.S. need for crude oil, researchers say Dec 6th 2012, 01:02 The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of researchers has found. Besides economic and national security benefits, the plan has potential environmental advantages. Because plants absorb carbon dioxide to grow, the United States could cut vehicle greenhouse emissions by as much as 50 percent in the next several decades using non-food crops to create liquid fuels, the researchers said. | | Nexen- David Scarpino on hydraulic fracturing Dec 5th 2012, 17:21 | What is hydraulic fracturing and is it safe? Watch David Scarpino Asset Team Lead at Nexen, for his answer. ----- Shaletalk.ca is a space for debate on the development of shale gas, designed and managed by #engagementlabs with the financial support of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. This open and respectful debate space permits users to ask questions and obtain answers directly from the industry and its opponents. Moderators of this space will highlight information from stakeholders in the shale gas debate, without bias or partisanship. To collect questions and opinions from all points of view, we shoot vox-pops in several cities in Canada, as well as interviews with academics, activists and industry representatives that you can find on our site. | Views: 45 0 ratings | | Time: 01:05 | More in Science & Technology |
| | My Water's On Fire Tonight (The Fracking Song) May 11th 2011, 01:27 | "My Water's On Fire Tonight" is a product of Studio 20 NYU (bit.ly in collaboration with ProPublica.org (bit.ly The song is based on ProPublica's investigation on hydraulic fractured gas drilling (read the full investigation here: bit.ly Music by David Holmes and Andrew Bean Vocals and Lyrics by David Holmes and Niel Bekker Animation by Adam Sakellarides and Lisa Rucker Find us on Twitter: @studio20_nyu @propublica @explainernet @david_m_holmes @nielbekker @adamsounds @lisaslashjudy | Views: 327559 2427 ratings | | Time: 02:33 | More in Science & Technology |
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