Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
North Carolina Fracking Fracas
Peter Raabe, North Carolina Conservation Director
June 6, 2012 | Fracking, Water Pollution
North Carolina is the latest state to look at allowing development of its shale gas deposits using hydrologic fracturing (or fracking). On the American Rivers blog, we have previously discussed the hazards to our rivers and clean water supplies that fracking poses. Most recently, we highlighted the concerns surrounding natural gas development with the inclusion of the Grand River in Ohio on our annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®.
Read more »Let’s Have A Grand Ole’ Day on the River!
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 25, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
You’ve guessed it river fans! Today is Grand River Day! Our #6 on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, the Grand River, is highlighted today due to the impacts of natural gas development on the watershed.
Read more »Experience The Beautiful Grand River
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 25, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Walking along the northern end of the Grand River last summer reminded me of some of the best national parks I’ve visited across the country. The bird watching is even more amazing than most areas in the United States. Kingfishers flew about, Lesser Yellow Legs trotted the shore, and even a Bald Eagle soared by the area. This year a vibrant male Scarlett Tanager was spotted!
Read more »Don’t Frack the Hoback!
May 24, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers, Fracking, Wild and Scenic RiversWhat would the American public think if energy companies proposed drilling for oil in Yellowstone National Park?
Read more »A Love For The Hoback
May 24, 2012 | Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic RiversIn the summer of 2006, I rode my horse along Monument Ridge riding to the East towards Bondurant. Below me several miles of the Hoback River stretched out running West to East. I stopped at the head of Horse Pasture Draw just before the ridge turned north. From this vantage point, I could see three mountain ranges— the Wyoming Range behind me, the Gros Ventre Wilderness in front, and to the South and East the spine of the Wind River Range.
Read more »Fracking and Clean Water Threats
Amy Souers Kober, Senior Director of Communications
January 30, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Water Supply
People Magazine features story about fracking and clean water threats
Read more »An "Energetic" State of the Union
January 27, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Most Endangered RiversIn this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama spoke extensively about the importance of domestic energy development to increase jobs and decrease dependence on foreign oil. The President used the term “clean energy” to encompass a broad array of energy practices. What should be considered “clean energy”?
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