Alternatives to Pipelines
Since pipeline development has lagged behind the shale and tar sands oil production booms, industry has increasingly turned to trains, trucks and barges to transport oil to refineries and markets.
Issues
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
IRMA is a multi-sector initiative that offers independent, third-party auditing and transparency at mine sites using its 400+ page standard.
Alternatives to Pits
More environmentally friendly alternatives to using pits include closed containment systems (tanks) and closed-loop drilling systems.
Aquifer Gas Storage
Aquifers account for about 4% of gas storage capacity nationwide, with most in the Midwest. Aquifers are permeable rock formations …
Attempts to Close Loopholes for Polluters
Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and Matt Cartwright (D-PA) have introduced H.R.1154, the Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects (BREATHE) …
Best Practices Overview
There are better, cleaner, more efficient ways to extract and produce oil and gas. In some cases these “best” practices …
BLM Master Leasing Plan
A “master leasing plan” (MLP) is a new approach from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to managing oil and …
