Stories by Steve Horn

Steve Horn is a Researcher and Writer for DeSmogBlog, focusing primarily on domestic and international natural gas drilling operations and its interplay with international geopolitics. He lives in Madison, WI. subscribe to Steve Horn's feed

A New Low: Shale Gas Industry Targets College Campuses, K-12 Schools

Posted on: Oct 22, 2012, Source: DeSmogBlog

Schools facing budget cuts are getting desperate for money, but fracking on school grounds is coming under fire.

Court Strikes Down Parts of Pennsylvania's Act 13, a Law Deemed "The Worst Corporate Giveaway"

Posted on: Jul 27, 2012, Source: DeSmogBlog

The bill would have stripped away local zoning laws, eliminated the legal concept of a Home Rule Charter, limited private property rights, and in the process, completely disempowered municipal governments.

How ALEC is Destroying the Teaching of Climate Change Science, One State at a Time

Posted on: Mar 22, 2012, Source: DeSmogBlog

Tennessee just became the fourth state in the nation to include climate change denial in their science education curriculum. Who's behind this crafty legislation? You guessed it.

Has Obama Just Kicked Off Another Oil War -- This Time in Africa?

Posted on: Nov 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Here's what is likely behind Obama's decision to send special forces to Uganda.

Exposed: New Documentary About Gas Drilling Hailed as Indie and Balanced, But Here's Why It's Neither

Posted on: Sep 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

"Haynesville" is making the indie film circuit, but its director is actually an oil and gas man in disguise.