You’ve heard of geothermal energy — it’s touted as a clean alternative. You’ve also heard of fracking, which is … not always thought of that way. One creates energy from the earth’s heat. The other ...

Earlier predictions of "peak shale" have shifted, with US shale drillers now signaling continued growth due to improved efficiency. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revised its ...

What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. With all the talk of fracking in Pennsylvania during this presidential race, it’s ...

U.S. fracking of oil shale is a world game changer that ignites the imagination with possible benefits. This source of abundant, lower cost energy, most of which is in the United States raises the ...

A Special Report released by the Heritage Foundation in April 2025 has found that New York’s decision to ban the process of hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as “fracking”) for natural gas in 2010 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president this ...

Tim Latimer has always liked digging. “When I was 7 years old I deci-ded I wanted to dig a hole in the ground and just kept digging for a week,” he recalls. “I had seen some TV show about a cool ...

Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, has been used in the United States for decades — stretching back to the 1940s and 50s. However, the technology boomed in the country during the ...

Even after years of technological breakthroughs, the shale industry still leaves most of the oil underground. At best, American drillers siphon away 15% to 10% of what’s potentially available; the ...