Natural gas has lower emissions than other fossil fuels, and so it is often touted as a “bridge fuel” to ease our country’s transition from big polluters like coal and oil to a cleaner, greener, low-carbon energy future. But methane leaks as a result of natural gas production may put that clean gas bridge in doubt.
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Animations Make The Invisible, Visible
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We wanted to find a way to make the invisible aspects of energy more visible and more accessible to the average person. So we dug into the ways it intersects our lives on an everyday basis. We worked on this project in collaboration with student animators from the University of Colorado-Boulder’s College of Media, Communication and Information. The student animators, with assistance from Inside Energy staff, produced this series of videos that highlight the often invisible aspects of energy and its role in our lives.
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Three Animations To Help You Understand Fracking
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A series of animated “explainers” produced in collaboration with AirWaterGas on the rise of fracking, water use in fracking, and the high stakes game of deciding where to drill.
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IE Questions: Where Does Fracking Water Go?
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You asked? We answered! Lisa Gardiner of the UCAR Center for Science Education and AirWaterGas helped us answer an audience question: What happens to all the water that comes up after a well is hydraulically fractured?
Energy Extras
Vote For Our Next IE Questions Topic: What’s Holding This Energy Tech Back?
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When it comes to modernizing our energy systems, we’re often forced to wait on new technology to mature (fusion, energy storage). But sometimes, technologies already exist, yet aren’t always used to their full potential. Some examples include nuclear power, hydroelectric dams, long-distance transmission line. Why aren’t these technologies more widespread? Vote on our next energy question to be answered!
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Varied Oil And Gas Regs Make Spill Monitoring Difficult, Study Says
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Oil and gas regulations vary tremendously state to state and a new study finds that inconsistency means it is difficult to come up with a comprehensive picture of the environmental impact of what’s known as unconventional drilling.
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Video: Our Relationship With Energy Is Broken, So Let’s Fix It
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Some people are obsessed with energy. Some are beyond bored. Others are bursting with questions. And more often than not, people talk about energy as if it’s a friend they haven’t talked to in years and keep meaning to call…but never do. This talk looks at how our relationship with energy is broken, and what we can do to fix it.
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Which Story Should Inside Energy Investigate Next?
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Inside Energy needs your help: We want you to pick our next story. Read the reasoning behind each of our staff picks, and vote for the one that most tickles your own fancy.
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Spark! Unpacking The Politics Of Energy In Colorado
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On Thursday night, Inside Energy gathered some great minds at the Colorado School of Mines for a discussion on energy and politics. A part of our ongoing Spark! series, we learned a lot that evening about Colorado’s past entanglements with energy and policy, and how the experts felt about current energy policies.
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New England’s Big Energy Switch
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A new series on New England’s energy transformation from our colleagues at the New England News Collaborative.