Stories by Aaron Skirboll

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Toxic Wastewater Dumped in Streets and Rivers at Night: Gas Profiteers Getting Away With Shocking Environmental Crimes

Posted on: Aug 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Allan Shipman was found guilty of illegally dumping millions of gallons of natural gas drilling wastewater. But he's part of a much bigger problem.

America Could Have Dropped Big Oil Decades Ago -- What Happened?

Posted on: Jun 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Renewables are still just scraping by, while we're beholden to dirty fossil fuels. An important history lesson explains why.