Why US fracking companies are licking their lips over Ukraine | Naomi Klein | Comment is free | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/10/us-fracking-compa

Japan's Methane Hydrates and the Future of Global Energy

Countries including the U.S., Canada, Norway, and China are also interested in using hydrate deposits as an additional source of energy, since methane is a main component.
http://theenergycollective.com/sbattaglia/200361/methane-hydrate-futur

Can 'Promised Land' Change Minds For Or Against Fracking?

One thing Matt Damon and colleagues are accomplishing with the new movie "Promised Land" about hydraulic fracturing is to increase the public's understanding - even if just a little bit - of the controversial drilling technique which flushes natural gas to the surface from shale rock formations deep underground.But that's about it.

http://theenergycollective.com/jimpierobon/167166/spinning-promised-la

Energy Issues Hit the Big Screen

Last night I attended the pre-screening of Matt Damon's newest flick "Promised Land." The film is about natural gas fracking and centres around an energy company land negotiator who is sent into a community where a new shale gas formation has been discovered to sign contracts with the land owners so development can begin.

http://theenergycollective.com/kalitaylor/166971/energy-issues-hit-big