Stories by Andrea Peacock

Andrea Peacock is a 2010 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow and the author of Wasting Libby, published by CounterPunch/AK Press. She can be reached at: apeacock@wispwest.net. subscribe to Andrea Peacock's feed

New Oil and Gas Drilling Techniques Threaten Utah's Cultural and Environmental Riches

Posted on: May 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Advances in hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling has the petroleum industry taking another look at a lot of previously unpromising land.

An Inside Look at What Happens When Gas Drillers Are Exempt from Environmental Law

Posted on: May 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rancher Chris Velasquez knows first hand what gas drilling has done to communities, and the land, water and wildlife of New Mexico.

How a Gas- and Oil-Rich Area of Montana Wilderness Was Saved From Drilling

Posted on: May 5, 2011, Source: AlterNet

"If one drop were spilled, the place would be ruined."

How a Small Wyoming Town Might Be the First to Prove its Water Damaged by Natural Gas Production

Posted on: Mar 25, 2011, Source: CounterPunch

Despite the testimonies of the people living by gas drilling, the companies have yet to be held accountable for damages. That might change.