Posts Under ‘gas boom’ Category

Mad Money

Oil and gas companies are understandably shrewd. If it’s not profitable to drill, they won’t drill. They’ll wait. They know the sun will rise again.  As one economist puts it, the gas will be there when the economy recovers and prices improve. So if industry can pull up stakes and wait out the recession, why…Continue Reading…

Deadly Seepage

Every energy boom leaves its mark on the land–and, as we’re starting to see out West with the recent gas boom, on people too. This toxic imprint is not going away anytime soon.  In fact, I’d wager that we’ll be hearing a lot more about hydraulic fracturing in the months and years ahead, particularly as…Continue Reading…