Philadelphia seeks ban on natgas-drilling method

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Philadelphia seeks ban on natgas-drilling method

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62P0GC20100326

Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA
Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:45pm

This relates to the topc in miller that deals with nonrenewable reasources. this type of drilling can be harmful to the drinking water of the city.

Area covered would be philadelphia and the Delaware River Basin, New York and New Jersey

Philadelphia officials asked a state regulator, to ban the natural-gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing until its environmental effects, especially on drinking water, are studied. The City Council urged the Delaware River Basin Commission to deny a drilling permit to Stone Energy Corp, a Louisiana-based oil and gas company, or to any other company that wants to use the technique to extract gas in the watershed that supplies the city's drinking water.

I think this is a good idea to retrict these driling companies if they are going to enviromentaly harm the regions water supply.

Stone Energy Corporation-- is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, with additional offices in Houston, Texas and Morgantown, West Virginia.

Solar power for the poor: facts and figures

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Solar power for the poor: facts and figures

http://www.scidev.net/en/features/solar-power-for-the-poor-facts-and-figures-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_features

David J. Grimshaw and Sian Lewis
24 March 2010
This article relates to the chapter of renewable energy sources. This is a good way to capitalize on the sunny conditions of africa.
Area covered is africa

An estimated 1.5 billion people in developing countries have no access to electricity, with more than 80 per cent of these living in sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia. The problem is most acute in remote areas: 89 per cent of people in rural sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity, which is more than twice the proportion (46 per cent) in urban areas. For these people, even access to a small amount of electricity could lead to life-saving improvements in agricultural productivity, health, education, communications and access to clean water.
I think that this is a great idea for the african people because they can earn themselfs money and help bring their country out of poverty. This is also enviromentally benificall and should be done.
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