Tag Archives: Fracking

Is Fracking Causing the Mystery Disease in Le Roy, New York?

Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, I learned that eighteen individuals in LeRoy, New York have been suffering inexplicably from a strange neurological disorder that caused them to develop “uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.” No one seems to be able to explain the root cause … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Energy Security | Tagged Conversion Disorder, Ergot, Fracking, Hysteria, LeRoy, Natural gas, Neurological Disorders, Salem Witchcraft Trials, Superfund, TCE | 28 Comments

Fracking Actors Whine about Fracking

Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Whenever the Hollywood/Broadway “elite” band together and make a public service announcement, I instinctively want to oppose it. They could be offering immortality and I would completely miss it. The bottom line is that people who make their living by pretending to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Media, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics | Tagged Amy Ryan, Ethan Hawke, Fracking, Mark Ruffalo, Oil, Shale Oil, Zoe Saldana | 15 Comments

What Is Fracking?

Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

There’s been plenty of media hype and hysteria about a process known as hydraulic fracturing, which is more popularly known as fracking. Hydraulic fracturing is a process in which drilling rigs drill vertical wells 3,000 to 8,000 feet underground and then … Continue reading →