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TCEQ Buckles On Oil & Gas Rules Under Pressure From Industry
By Ramon Alvarez, Ph.D.After a 10-month process, the TCEQ finally ended the suspense regarding what emissions safeguards the oil and gas industry will have to follow in order to protect the citizens of...
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Natural Gas: Finding Solutions
By Elena Craft, PhDWhile the natural gas industry engages in a rocky public perception war, EDF continues to invite industry collaboration on development of more transparent, environmentally...
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Energy Producers Capture More Today Than In "Good Old Days" But We'll All...
By Ramon Alvarez, Ph.D.In the frontier days of drilling in the 1900s, discoveries such as Spindletop in Texas and the Drake in Pennsylvania heralded a new era of energy for America. Back then, the...
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If The Problem Isn't Hydraulic Fracturing, Then What Is?
This commentary was originally posted on the EDF Energy Exchange Blog by Scott Anderson. Today, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Vancouver, the...
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Strong Standards Are Needed To Protect Human Health From Harmful Air...
By Ramon Alvarez, Ph.D. Update: Please note that the EPA is now due to finalize the national emission standards for oil and gas activities by Tuesday, April 17. This commentary was originally posted on...
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Natural Gas: A Question Of Sustainability
By Elena Craft, PhDToday there are around 45,000 shale gas wells operating in the United States – triple the number in 2005 – and as a result, people are rightfully concerned about the extent of the...
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Loose Use Of Facts Undermines Credibility Of White’s OpEd
By Jim MarstonAn erroneous and misleading opinion piece by Kathleen Hartnett White with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, ran in Sunday's The Austin American-Statesman. In the article, White...
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Microsensing: Air Pollution Measurements In The Palm Of Your Hand
By Elena Craft, PhDThe science behind air pollution in urban areas is clear: smog has been linked to premature deaths, increased asthma attacks and breathing problems, and increased hospital visits....
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A New Study Points to the Need for Improved Air Monitoring in Texas
By Ramon Alvarez, Ph.D.Source: Dallas Observer A new study accepted for publication in Environmental Science & Technology takes a close look at the amount of certain air pollutants in the Barnett...
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Oil & Gas Industry Mangles More Facts, Turns EDF Study Results Upside Down
By: Mark Brownstein, Vice President, US Climate and Energy Click to enlarge. Here we go again. A new set of peer-reviewed scientific papers pointing to 50 percent higher than estimated regional methane...
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Texas Takes Backseat Controlling Its Massive Methane Problem
By Colin LeydenA new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, finds that methane emissions from oil and gas facilities in North Texas’ Barnett Shale are likely...
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