The Wake Up Project

by Richard Heinberg , originally published by Post Carbon Institute  | Oct 22, 2012    For the past three or four years media sources in the U.S. trumpeted the “game-changing” new stream of natural gas coming from tight shale deposits produced with the technologies of horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing. So much gas surged from wells in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania that the U.S. Department of Energy, presidential candidates, and the companies working in these plays all agreed: America can look forward to a hundred years of cheap, abundant gas! Some environmental organizations declared this means utilities can now stop using polluting coal—and indeed coal consumption has plummeted as power plants switch to cheaper gas. Energy pundits even promised that Americans will soon be running their cars and trucks on natural gas, and the U.S. will be exporting the fuel to Europe via LNG tankers. E...

Prelude to LA SINKHOLE? Matt Simmons 6 wks before death: "BP lying through its teeth" Senator: Louisiana sinkhole a catastrophic Lake Peigneur genocide in progress    The cavern now holding the 940,000 barrels of liquid butane is 1,500 feet from the sinkhole. Sinkhole: H-Bomb explosion equivalent in Bayou Corne possible MORE PROOF that they intend to create a disaster, and that they know something!!! Bayou Sinkhole: Radioactive dome issues covered up over a year Officials: High levels of gas in water wells by sinkhole — Potential health risk, fire/explosion — Immediate remediation needed — “Heed evacuation orders” Mysterious tremors 45 miles from sinkhole Sinkhole explosive methane officially life threatening, residents not told  ACTION LEVELS FOR METHANE CONCENTRATIONS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Methane (CH4) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas and can be referred to as natural gas, light carburetted hydrocarbon, firedamp, and marsh gas. High me...