/tags/fracking fracking en-US Copyright Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:35:10 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-28/californias-fracking-ban-goes-into-effect-in-october California’s Geologic Energy Management Division is in the midst of finalizing regulations to ban fracking across the state, which will officially go into effect on October 1. Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:35:10 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-28/californias-fracking-ban-goes-into-effect-in-october Manola Secaira /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-19/exchange-exemplar-slick-water-and-other-fracking-ingredients A major focus of the debate over hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" to get oil and gas out of the ground is the stuff put IN the ground to get it out.… Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:50:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-19/exchange-exemplar-slick-water-and-other-fracking-ingredients Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-05-22/the-city-council-member-who-fights-fracking Hydraulic fracturing to get oil and gas out of the ground--"fracking"--troubles a lot of people. Including a majority of the city council in Lafayette,… Tue, 22 May 2018 17:06:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-05-22/the-city-council-member-who-fights-fracking Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-02-29/fruits-of-fracking-proposed-for-transport The global glut of fossil fuels is good for consumers; paying less than two bucks a gallon for gasoline is a big benefit. But part of the glut traces back… Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:45:53 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-02-29/fruits-of-fracking-proposed-for-transport Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-11-23/slick-water-and-the-effects-of-fracking The price of gasoline is certainly low at the moment, a benefit of the world oil glut caused in part by North American oil wells. But what are the… Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:49:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-11-23/slick-water-and-the-effects-of-fracking Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-11-05/sen-merkley-calls-for-moratorium-on-oil-gas-leases For a guy in the minority party in the Senate, Jeff Merkley knows how to make headlines. He certainly did so this week, with a proposal (shared with Sen.… Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:03:04 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-11-05/sen-merkley-calls-for-moratorium-on-oil-gas-leases Geoffrey Riley /environment-energy-and-transportation/2013-11-22/fracking-moratorium-requested California U.S. Representative Lois Capps has asked for a moratorium on offshore fracking until there's more study. In a letter to the Interior Department… Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:35:24 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2013-11-22/fracking-moratorium-requested /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-11-20/ventsday-filibusters-fracking Republicans in the U.S. Senate just blocked another Obama judicial nominee through the "filibuster" rule (60 votes needed to proceed to a real vote), and… Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:24:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2013-11-20/ventsday-filibusters-fracking Geoffrey Riley