There is likely no more controversial topic in energy today than the technique of hydraulic fracturing, a.k.a. “hydrofracking.” Supporters point out that hydrofracking has provided the United States ...

It's before dawn at the town's only stoplight, and the first of what will be hundreds of heavy trucks that day already are rumbling by. Mayor John Wilson is busy at the Shell gas station, where he ...

According to the American Council on Science and Health, the fuss over hydrofracking is unfounded. ACSH named the controversial natural gas drilling technique one of “the top ten unfounded health ...

Syracuse, NY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today a decision about hydrofracking in New York could come "in a couple of months." At a meeting with The Post-Standard editorial board, Cuomo said it would ...

In the most dramatic turnaround I've witnessed in nearly a half century of pushing words into print, there's a growing possibility that hydraulic hydrofracking for natural gas across a wide expanse of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The conference, Hydrofracking: Exploring the Legal Issues in the Context of Politics, Science and the Economy, was held March 28-29, 2011, sponsored by the University at Buffalo School of Law and The ...

In his recent State of the Union message, US president Barack Obama expressed strong support for the use of hydrofracking for the extraction of natural gas from shale formations. The move was ...

“Taking this monumental step for the environment, the state placed the welfare of its citizens above the interests of environmentally harmful businesses,” City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh ...

Russia and the Middle East have, by far, the largest proved reserves of natural gas on the planet. But the Marcellus Shale Play, a mile-deep, rock-bound reservoir stretching through New York, ...

Representatives of faculty and student groups at SUNY Cortland will offer a teach-in on the subject of a newer form of natural gas drilling that is likely coming to Upstate New York, on Wednesday, Nov ...