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2013

Taxing poetic: Your Tax Day poems (Marketplace 4/12/13)
Fracking 'not significant' cause of large earthquakes (BBC News 4/9/13)
Health Questions Key to New York Fracking Decision, But Answers Scarce (National Geographic Daily News 4/1/13)
Hydraulic Fracking on Access Utah Thursday (Utah Public Radio 3/27/13)
Washington's Exploding Manholes Explained? (ScienceNOW 3/26/13)
Natural gas leaks come under scrutiny, raise questions on climate impact (Washington Post 3/3/2013)
As Temperatures Keep Rising, Geoengineering Gets a Closer Look (The Chronicle of Higher Education 1/28/2013)
Fracking board set to propose nation's toughest rules (Raleigh News & Observer 1/25/2013)
10 Ways Obama Could Fight Climate Change (National Geographic News 1/23/2013)
Obama and the Environment: What He Can Do: Buckle down on natural gas (Men's Journal, 1/18/2013)
EPA changed course after gas company protested (Associated Press 1/16/2013)
Natural Gas: Methane levels show driller 'never caused any impacts' -- Range (EnergyWire 1/15/2013)

2012

Digging into the practice of fracking (CBS Sunday Morning 12/30/12)
Western Mass. viewed as territory for fracking (Boston Globe 12/13/2012)
Hazardous Air Pollutants Detected Near Fracking Sites (Bloomberg 12/3/2012)
Springfield blast shows need to replace aging gas pipelines (Boston Globe 12/1/2012)
Good Gas, Bad Gas (National Geographic, December 2012)
Better Fracking (NPR's On Point 11/26/12)
Boston said riddled with natural gas leaks (UPI 11/20/12)
Methane Is Popping Up All Over Boston (New York Times Green blog 11/20/12)
Mapping Gas Leaks from Aging Urban Pipes (New York Times Dot Earth blog 11/20/12)
3,300 gas leaks are found in Boston (Boston Globe 11/20/12)
More than 3,000 natural gas leaks in Boston (Futurity.org 11/20/12)
New Study Finds Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks in Boston (Boston U./Duke U. press release 11/20/12)
Loophole Lets Toxic Oil Water Flow Over Indian Land (NPR 11/15/12)
Hurricane Sandy May Have Spared Fracking Operations, But Toxic Concerns Remain (Huffington Post 11/1/12)
Fracking Pollution Sickens Pennsylvania Families, Environmental Group Says (Huffington Post 10/18/12)
Natural Underground Pathways may be Conduits for Marcellus Brines (Dukenvironment Magazine, Fall 2012)
Traveling to Shale Gas Country (Dukenvironment Magazine, Fall 2012)
Is fracking behind contamination in Wyoming groundwater? (Nature 10/4/12)
Cabot’s Methodology Links Tainted Water Wells to Gas Fracking (Bloomberg 10/2/12)
Are leaking wells letting methane get into Dimock's water? (The Times Tribune, Scranton, PA 9/30/12)
Conflicting reports fuel fracking debate tied to Wyoming town (Reuters 9/29/12)
Diesel in Water Near Fracking Confirms EPA Tests Wyoming Disputes (Bloomberg 9/26/12)
The Facts Behind the Frack (ScienceNews 9/8/12)
Duke study on fracking has mixed results (Charleston Daily Mail 7/13/12)
Fracking can be safe, UK report argues (Durham Herald-Sun 7/11/12)
Do Natural Paths from Deep Shale to Shallow Rock Pose Gas Drilling Risk? (New York Times Dot Earth blog 7/10/12)
New twist in fracking debate (UPI 7/10/12)
Water contamination from shale fracking may follow natural routes (San Francisco Examiner 7/9/12)
Study: Deep brine linked to groundwater (USA Today 7/9/12)
Rising Shale Water Complicates Fracking Debate (NPR 7/9/12)
Study: Underground Paths Boost Risk of Fracking Pollution (Agence France-Presse 7/9/12)
Drilling for Gas Under Cemeteries Raises Concerns (New York Times 7/8/12)
Update: Revised North Carolina Sea Level Rise Bill Goes to Governor (Science Insider 7/3/12)
Fracking Technology Brings Promise and Worries (CNBC 6/20/12)
Heads in the North Carolina sand (The Maddow Blog 6/8/12)
Senate committee likes the slow-rise approach for sea-level forecasts (Raleigh News & Observer 6/7/12)
Legislating Sea Level Rise (Science Insider 6/12/12)
NC Senate panel rejects sea level rise warning (WRAL 6/7/12)
Fracking bill moves ahead (WRAL 6/6/12)
Senate committee OKs fracking bill (Charlotte Observer 6/6/12)
Fracking Bill Passes NC Senate Committee (WFAE Radio 6/6/12)
Senate Committee Passes Fracking Bill (WUNC Radio 6/6/12)
State gas deposit not a ‘major play,’ one expert says (Durham Herald-Sun 6/6/12)
Fracking dangers greater in N.C. (Winston-Salem Journal 6/3/12)
Natural gas gold rush: Is your state next? (USA Today 5/29/12)
Sunscreen in the Sky? Reflective Particles May Combat Warming (National Geographic News 5/29/12)
Obama environmental adviser tours Durham solar start-up (Durham Herald-Sun 5/23/12)
Waste Industries to launch natural gas-powered truck fleet (Durham Herald-Sun 5/22/12)
Fracking in North Carolina could carry extra risks (Raleigh News & Observer 5/20/12)
Resistant to Change: Ocean acidification is a product of our emissions, but there’s little will to change our ways (E Magazine, May/June 2012)
Feds issue fracking rules for public lands (Marketplace 5/4/12)
Water quality near Sanford tested before 'fracking' starts (WRAL 5/2/12)
Testing water could protect homeowners, drillers (WRAL 5/2/12)
Expert answers your questions on fracking (USA Today 4/24/12)
Durham homebuilder keeping mineral rights on homes (WTVD 4/12/12)
High Methane in Pennsylvania Water Deemed Safe by EPA (Bloomberg 3/30/12)
The right agency to oversee drilling (op-ed, Raleigh News & Observer 3/21/12)
Fear of fracking: How public concerns put an energy renaissance at risk (Globe and Mail 3/10/12)
Can the problems with fracking be fixed? (Ezra Klein's Wonkblog, Washington Post, 2/28/12)
Why go greener? All of the above (op-ed, Raleigh News & Observer, 2/26/12)
Why Not Frack? (The New York Review of Books 3/8/12)
Fracking fracas: Pros and cons of controversial gas extraction process (Toronto Star 2/5/12)
Fracking health risks: Drilling into the unknown (NewScientist 1/25/12)
Beyond Hype, a Closer Look at New York’s Choice on Shale Gas (New York Times Dot Earth blog 1/23/12)
Minds Meet on Shale Gas, Fracking (TheGreenGrok 1/10/12)
Earthquakes prompt Ohio fracking ban (Marketplace 1/3/2012)

2011

New Fracking Worries: Methane Leaks, Radioactive Water (Discover Magazine 12/20/2011)
Preemies Infected With More Dangerous Types of Bacteria: Study (HealthDay 12/9/2011)
Premature Babies Harbor Fewer, But More Dangerous Microbe Types (Duke Medicine news release 12/8/2011)
New National Climate Science Plan Puts Humans at the Forefront (Duke news release 11/16/2011)
How Europe's cap-and-trade system brings jobs to Ga.'s piney woods (ClimateWire 10/31/2011)
The Fracking Industry's War On The New York Times -- And The Truth (Huffington Post 10/20/2011)
Fracking for natural gas can work if done right (Winston-Salem Journal 10/13/2011)
Elon University examines hydrofracking controversy (News 14 Carolina 9/30/11)
Barack Obama slams Rick Perry on climate change, citing Texas wildfires (St Petersburg Times PolitiFact.com 9/28/11)
Spin overtaking facts in Marcellus Shale debate (Associated Press 9/25/11)
Personally Speaking: Fracking and the Philosophy of Research (Dukenvironment Magazine, Fall 2011)
In the Midst of a Fracking Firestorm (Dukenvironment Magazine, Fall 2011)
'Fracking' Explained (Duke University On Demand 9/15/11)
The value of curiosity (Durham Herald Sun 9/13/11)
Ethanol Carbon Sequestration Plant Holds Lessons for Coal (ClimateWire via New York Times 9/12/11)
Power Flow: Putting a price on emissions could save water at U.S. power plants (Conservation Magazine 8/15/11)
'Fracking': Did Energy Department report clear up controversy? (Christian Science Monitor 8/11/11)
Worries Over Water As Natural Gas Fracking Expands (NPR Morning Edition 8/2/11)
Special Report: The fight for and against fracking (WNCN, NBC17.com 7/28/11)
As ‘Sinks’ for Carbon, Forests Are Even Mightier Than Assumed (New York Times Green blog 7/15/11)
Lessons on pigs, drilling rigs (op-ed, Charlotte Observer 7/15/11)
Nicholas School “Fracking” Study Among Top Five Most-Read Papers on PNAS Website (Duke University 7/11/11)
Swine and shale gas: lessons for N.C. (op-ed, Raleigh News and Observer 7/10/11)
Duke Professor Robert Jackson Explains Hydrofracking’s Impact on Water Supply (The Capitol 6/30/11)
Fracking our lives away (Hudson Valley Chronic 6/28/11)
Shale gas in Europe: Golden age will need golden standards first (Financial Times 6/27/11)
The Facts About Fracking (The Wall Street Journal 6/25/11)
Hydrofracking in North Carolina (NCAPT OPEN/net 6/21/11)
Shale gas extraction (EarthSky 6/12/11)
The Natural Gas And Fracking Controversy (NPR On Point 6/10/11)
North Carolina Moves Closer to Fracking (Reuters 6/7/11)
Water with Gas (The State of Things, WUNC radio 5/19/11)
Gas Drilling Companies Hold Data Needed by Researchers to Assess Risk to Water Quality (ProPublica 5/17/11)
Susquehanna is America's most endangered river, environmental group says (The Patriot-News Pennsylvania 5/17/11)
A Better Way to Frack? (Reason.com 5/17/11)
Duke study stokes debate on fracking and water (AWWA streamlines 5/17/11)
Fracking, methane and drinking water (Environmental Law and Litigation 5/17/11)
Gaz de schiste - Une première preuve de la contamination (Le Devoir 5/17/11)
Gas drilling study is 'good news': industry, environmentalists (Times & Transcript, New Brunswick 5/16/11)
Methane Fouls Well Water (Chemical & Engineering News, 5/16/11)
Methane levels 17 times higher in water wells near shale gas fracking sites, study finds (Public Power Weekly 5/16/11)
Shale gas linked to bad water (The Gazette, Montreal 5/14/11)
Alberta shuns U.S. shale gas drilling fears (Calgary Herald 5/14/11)
Study Links Methane In Water To Gas Extraction (NPR Science Friday 5/13/11)
Flammable Gas In Drinking Water From Hydraulic Fracking (PRI Living on Earth 5/13/11)
Shale gas zum Tanzen: What the FRACK is going on? (Klima der Gerechtigkeit, 5/13/11)
Test well water near hydro-fracking sites: study (CBC News 5/13/11)
Fracking Friction Intensifies as Studies Continue (Investor Uprising 5/13/11)
Baffled About Fracking? You're Not Alone (Greewire via New York Times 5/13/11)
Hydrofracking's methane issue (op-ed, Raleigh News and Observer 5/12/11)
United States investigates fracking safety (Nature 5/12/11)
In First, Scientific Study Links ‘Fracking’ to Flammable Water (Planetsave 5/12/11)
Fracking Linked to Flammable Drinking Water (Green Chip Stocks 5/12/11)
Fracking pollution a reality which has to be faced (The Land 5/12/11)
New study reveals dangerous levels of flammable methane in drinking water wells (The Colorado Independent 5/11/11)
Study Links Flammable Drinking Water To Fracking (The Consumerist 5/11/11)
Methan im Trinkwasser (NZZ.ch 5/11/11)
Drake University study links natural gas fracturing to methane in drinking water (Free Speech Radio 5/10/11)
Fracking Takes Another Hit (Mother Jones 5/10/11)
Fracking is good for you. Trust me, I have a nice voice and I could be your neighbor. (Discover Magazine blog 5/10/11)
Methane Levels 17 Times Higher in Water Wells Near Hydrofracking Sites, Study Finds (ScienceDaily 5/10/11)
Hydrofracking and Drinking Water Contamination? (TheGreenGrok 5/10/11)
Natural gas fracking can make local well water explosive (Ars Technica 5/10/11)
Water near 'fracking' sites contaminated? (UPI 5/10/11)
Tainted drinking water found near gas wells (CNN Money 5/10/11)
Drilling Is Tied to Gas in Eastern Well Water (Wall Street Journal 5/10/11)
Study: shale gas drilling may contaminate drinking water with methane (Xinhua 5/10/11)
Methane in water near US shale gas drillers: study (AFP 5/10/11)
Gas Firms Dispute Methane Contamination Study (Huffington Post 5/10/11)
Jackson Says More Studies Needed on Hydraulic Fracturing (Bloomberg via Duke 5/10/11)
Jackson Says More Studies Needed on Hydraulic Fracturing (Bloomberg 5/10/11)
Hydraulic Fracturing (Energy & Environmental Law Blog 5/10/11
Gas drilling contaminates drinking water (NewScientist.com 5/10/11)
Fracking Study May Expose Natural Gas Industry To Regulation (Forbes.com 5/10/11)
‘Fracking’ Scientifically Linked To Water Contamination (WBUR Here & Now 5/10/11)
Strong evidence that shale drilling is risky (Philadelphia Inquirer 5/10/11)
Study finds gas in drinking water near drilling (Bloomberg Businessweek 5/9/11)
Methane on Tap: Study Links Pollution to Gas Drilling (National Geographic News 5/9/11)
High Methane Levels in Water Near Hydrofracking Sites (WUNC radio 5/9/11)
Gas in Marcellus Water Wells Is Explosion Risk, Study Says (Bloomberg 5/9/11)
Gas Fracking Linked with Water Contamination (Forbes.com 5/9/11)
Study: High-Tech Gas Drilling Is Fouling Drinking Water (Science Now 5/9/11)
Duke study: High levels of methane in drinking water wells linked to fracking (The Independent Weekly 5/9/11)
Methane threat to drinking water (Nature 5/9/11)
Methane contamination of water rises near to shale gas sites, study shows (The Guardian 5/9/11)
Shale gas drilling 'contaminates drinking water' (BBC 5/9/11)
Study finds methane in wells near natural gas drilling (USA Today 5/9/11)
'Fracking' for natural gas is polluting ground water, study concludes (Christian Science Monitor 5/9/11)
Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Pollutes Water Wells (Scientific American 5/9/11)
Study Finds Methane Contamination Rises Near Shale Gas Wells (Greewire via New York Times 5/9/11)
Study finds methane contamination rises near shale gas wells (Greenwire 5/9/11)
Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking (ProPublica 5/9/11)
Another Fracking Mess for the Shale-Gas Industry (Time 5/9/11)
Report links fracking to tainted drinking water (Reuters 5/9/11)
Le gaz de schiste contaminerait l'eau potable selon une étude américaine (Radio-Canada.ca 5/9/11)
Hydrofracking Changes Water Wells (Duke Today press release 5/9/11)
Methane Levels 17 Times Higher in Water Wells Near Hydrofracking Sites (Duke Environment at the Nicholas School press release)
Super Corn Sought to Limit Nitrogen Use, Pollution (Bloomberg 4/14/2011)
Carbon-rich mangroves ripe for conservation (Nature News 4/3/2011)
A “neoenvironmental” manifesto (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, March 2011)
The Ecosystem Inside (Discover Magazine, March 2011)
Podcast: News Director Sally Mauk talks with climate change scientist Rob Jackson (mp3) (Montana Evening Edition 2/1/11)
Climate initiative gives Scripps global goals (San Diego Union-Tribune 1/22/11)
Pfffft Goes Promise of Pumping C02 Underground (The Tyee 1/12/11)

2010

Study urges caution on underground CO2 storage (Illinois Times 12/9/10)
Study Charts How Underground CO2 Can Leach Metals into Water (Solve Climate News 12/7/10)
The Truth About the Risks to Freshwater Aquifers Posed by Underground Carbon Sequestration (Scientific American, 11/29/10)
Al Gore Says Ethanol Subsidies Are a Mistake (TriplePundit.com 11/24/10)
What if Captured Carbon Makes a Getaway? (New York Times 11/19/10)
The Murky Future of King Coal (Scientific American 11/18/10)
Study looks at consequences of CCS leak (The Engineer 11/16/10)
Leaking underground CO₂ storage could contaminate drinking water (The Daily Climate 11/15/10)
Underground CO2 storage could contaminate drinking water (Birmingham Examiner 11/13/10)
Carbon geosequestration will contaminate water supply, study says (SmartPlanet 11/12/10)
CO2 Storage Could Contaminate Water (WUNC-FM 11/12/10) Engineering a cooler Earth (ScienceNews 6/5/10)
Carbon Credits for Preserving Forests: How Does It Work? (Frontline 5/17/10)
Environmental Outlook: Geoengineering (The Diane Rehm Show 4/6/10)
Science reporter Eli Kintisch excerpts his book, "Hack the Planet," on carbon-eating cement (Climate Progress 3/25/10)
Building the world's longest ethanol pipeline (Fortune 3/12/10)
A New Dilemma for Ducks (National Wildlife 3/11/10)
Woody shrubs don't slurp up water (Nature News 3/4/10)
Seeking Funds For Geoengineering (Chemical & Engineering News, 2/22/10)
Geoengineering: The Scientific Basis and Engineering Challenges (House Subcommittee on Energy & Environment hearing 2/4/10)
Even Plants May Not Like a Warmer World (Time Magazine 1/15/10)

2009

Clearing roadways: A little salt goes a long way (Earth Magazine 11/17/09)
For peat's sake: The world’s wetlands are big sources of greenhouse gases (The Economist 11/6/09)
Emissions from deforestation overestimated; 12% rather than 17% (mongabay.com 11/4/09)
Study finds vital peatlands neglected (Reuters UK 11/4/09)
Duke Research Blog 10/9/09
Environmental Science and Technology 10/7/09
NPR All Things Considered 9/16/09
NPR Science Friday 8/7/2009
Nature blog 8/6/2009
ScientificAmerican.com 8/5/2009
Science Daily 8/4/2009
Fitness Magazine July/August 2009
Wildlife Conservation May/June 2009
USA Today 3/5/2009
Study Critiques Corn-for-Ethanol's Carbon Footprint (Duke News 3/2/09)

2008

Science 12/12/2008
Duke News 7/31/08
Better Health & Living July 2008
Raleigh News & Observer 6/7/08
Raleigh News & Observer 5/17/08
UPI 3/12/08
Wake Forest Gazette 2/20/08
Independent Weekly 1/30/08
Marketplace 1/29/08
Raleigh News & Observer 1/9/08

2007

Greensboro News-Record 12/4/07
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/4/07
Raleigh News & Observer 11/25/07
Arizona Republic 10/2/07
Star-Telegram.com 9/22/07
Duke Chronicle 9/13/07
Nature Conservancy Magazine, Autumn 2007
Audubon Magazine, Sep-Oct 2007
Conservation Magazine, April-June 2007
The Independent Weekly 7/4/07
Durham Herald Sun 6/21/07
National Geographic News 6/20/07
Raleigh News & Observer 6/3/07
Voice of America 5/15/07
Christian Science Monitor 5/3/07
Le Monde 4/11/07
Business Wire 4/9/07
Booklist review of Animal Mischief 4/1/06
ChildrensLit.com review of Animal Mischief 4/06
Scienceline 3/23/07

2006

NPR 12/7/06
USA Today 10/17/06
Discover Magazine, June 2006
Conservation In Practice April-June 2006
Teaching Pre K-8 review of Animal Mischief
Duke Today 3/20/06
Animal Mischief press release 3/15/06
Kirkus Review 3/1/06
Scientific American 3/06
BBC Changing Places 1/27/06
O Estado de S. Paulo (Brazil) 1/10/06
The Desert Sun 1/23/06
This Week in PNAS 1/17/06
Business Week 1/16/06
Science News 1/14/06
Scripps Howard News Service 1/10/06
NPR All Things Considered 1/9/06
Duke News 1/9/06
Christian Science Monitor 1/5/06
USA Today 1/4/06

2005

New York Times 12/27/05
Washington Post 12/26/05
Durham Herald-Sun 12/25/05
Iran Daily 12/25/05
The Guardian 12/23/05
SciDevNet 12/23/05
E&E News PM 12/22/05
NPR All Things Considered 12/22/05
News @ Nature.com 12/22/05
Duke News 12/22/05
Science Café - NOVA scienceNOW: Fuel Cells 10/10/05
Raleigh N&O op-ed 9/16/05
Duke News 9/12/05
Raleigh N&O 7/6/05
Associated Press 5/4/05
Raleigh N&O op-ed 4/23/05
Charlotte Observer op-ed 4/22/05
Christian Science Monitor 3/10/05

2004

Raleigh N&O op-ed 12/21/04
News @ Nature.com 10/25/04
Duke News 10/25/04
NPR All Things Considered 3/10/04
NPR All Things Considered 1/7/04

2003

West By Northwest review 12/26/03
Raleigh N&O op-ed 12/22/03
NPR Morning Edition 11/10/03
Conservation Biology review 10/03
BioScience review 10/03
Earth & Sky 9/16/03
Earth & Sky 9/15/03
Sallyport, Fall 2003
Native Plant Society of Texas, July/August 2003
Wildlife Activist, Spring 2003
Virginia Quarterly Review, Spring 2003
The Glenn Mitchell Show 4/17/03
Raleigh N&O op-ed 3/8/03
Excerpt in The Chronicle of Higher Education 3/03
Quail Ridge Books Staff Picks 2/03

2002

Duke Magazine Q&A 11-12/02
Raleigh N&O op-ed 12/20/02
Raleigh N&O article 11/4/02
Northern Sky News review 11/02
Dialogue article 11/1/02
News release from Duke News Service 10/18/02
Earth Remains Forever table of contents and excerpt from the University of Texas Press
NPR's Morning Edition 8/16/02 and Tavis Smiley show 10/14/02 (.ram format)
Associated Press 8/8/02
Boston Globe 6/11/02