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CU-Boulder technique finds major class of fracking chemicals no more toxic than common household substances; “fingerprinting”

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The surfactant chemicals found in samples of fracking fluid collected in five states were no more toxic than substances commonly found in homes, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. —Thurman et al. —Michael Thurman, lead author.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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February also saw the publication of a Los Angeles Times interview with US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu ( earlier post ), in which he voiced concern that the effects of climate change could decimate California’s agriculture as well as its urban water supplies. Canada’s 2009 GHG emissions are 48.7%

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