The Top 5 Lies About Fracking
Explosions, poisons, pollution, cancer, and global warming all considered.
Explosions, poisons, pollution, cancer, and global warming all considered.
The president proposes ecological central planning to solve global warming
America ahead of China in this particular energy development
The money has transformed the lives of people who had very little before
In theory carbon taxes are a good idea. But the practical reality is a different story.
The environmental and economic benefits of fracking greatly outweigh the costs.
Investor dollars, not government subsidies, should guide the energy industry.
Using those high gasoline prices to try and snag some sales
"Low energy costs are good because they free resources for other production, including the production of environmental protection."
"The environmentalists who oppose all fracking are wrong, and the drillers who claim that regulation will kill the industry are wrong."
Calls for more oil and natural gas extraction from federal lands.
President Obama is right about the bright future of American energy.
A new technique for natural gas extraction eliminates fears about contaminated water and stops opponents in their tracks.
Shale gas is still the bridge fuel to a low-carbon energy future.
In which Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey confesses to his role as a petty Igor to Jimmy Carter's energy-regulating Dr. Frankenstein.
Do you care about free minds and free markets? Sign up to get the biggest stories from Reason in your inbox every afternoon.
This modal will close in 10