Category Archives: Health impacts

Congratulations! You’ve just lived through the hottest year in the history of human civilization

Posted on January 7, 2015 by davidjkatz

According to the four reporting agencies that monitor earth’s temperature, 2014 was the hottest year ever recorded by thermometers, and quite likely the hottest year in the history of human civilization. As you can see if you click on the … Continue reading →

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Oil and gas: 10 lessons for 2015

Posted on January 1, 2015 by davidjkatz

2014 was a tumultuous year along the Beartooth Front. It began with our communities reeling from an announcement by Energy Corporation of America that the company planned to bring “a little bit of the Bakken” here, a quick drilling permit … Continue reading →

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The precautionary principle and the science behind the New York hydraulic fracturing ban

Posted on December 22, 2014 by davidjkatz

Last week’s decision by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban high volume hydraulic fracturing for shale gas development has sent shock waves throughout the country. It is the first time a state government has issued a ban on fracking … Continue reading →

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Finding the truth about the health impacts of drilling in the Information Age: a remarkable new study

Posted on November 14, 2014 by davidjkatz

We are coming closer to a “smoking gun” that ties fracking to negative health outcomes. It will take time — the Shale Revolution is only ten years old and the health impacts will take years to reveal themselves, and the … Continue reading →

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