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The Virginia Uranium Mining Debate A look at how the risks of technologies involved in uranium mining and shale gas development are assessed and evaluated. |
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energy-global warming debate. Author Bill McKibben makes a compelling argument that the world has plenty of oil and gas. The real danger for us lies in global warming from carbon emissions. Click here for the article.
Coming to the Northern Neck? <<CLICK HERE>> This is the first in a series of reports on how future petroleum exploitation along the Atlantic coast will impact residents of the Virginia Tidewater. Shale-Gas Potential of the Virginia Tidewater: An Evaluation of the Public Information <<CLICK HERE>> An assessment of the scientific evidence of a natural gas play on the Middle Peninsula and adjacent region. LINKS TO GENERAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT SHALE GAS AND FRACKING <<CLICK HERE>> Includes sources on the natural gas potential in Virginia and adjacent states, with selected reports on the gas shales beneath the Virginia Coastal Plain.
Read Scott McNally's guest blog in Scientific Amercan <<CLICK HERE>>
Session Law 2011‐276: Impacts on Landowners and Consumer Protection Issues <<CLICK HERE>> A thorough analysis of oil and gas devel-opment impacts which provides a model for Virginia communities threatened by a shale gas boom. More Pain at the Gas Pump Why increased oil drilling in the U.S. won't cure high gasoline prices <CLICK HERE>
A special report on the current state and future outlook of the U.S. energy system, adapted from a paper prepared by Frank Fletcher for a meeting of a Great Decisions discussion group. <<CLICK HERE>> Energy Security in the United States Read an excellent summary of the U.S. Energy landscape by the Congressional Budget Office. <<CLICK HERE>> A chart illustrating the growth of U.S. and world energy use from 1990 to 2010 and forecasts for 2035. <<CLICK HERE>> For a thorough review of U.S. energy information, visit the Energy Information Administration at http://www.eia.gov/ |
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on energy geopolitics. The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World By Daniel Yergin, The Penguin Press, 2011 Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power By Steve Coll, The Penguin Press, 2012
the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines By Michael E. Mann, Columbia University Press, 2012 Additional titles will be added from time to time. |
Energy Issues for Virginians |