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IQ2US

  1. What does a #fracking site look like? Explore this map from @NPR: ow.ly/b9n5e. Would u lease land to gas companies for $500,000?
  2. Up Next: "No #Fracking Way: The Natural Gas Boom Is Doing More Harm Than Good" ow.ly/b9kR6 July 1 at #aspenideas
  3. @Mruff221 on #fracking: Oh yeah, this is great. Then, ugh. It's like when the reality of a cheating girlfriend hits you ow.ly/b9jOD
  4. @dbiello, "The nation's oil & gas wells produce at least 9 billion liters of contaminated water per day, according to an @argonne report."
  5. @dbiello: What are we going to do with all this #fracking water? scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id… via @sciam
  6. By the great @evgenymorozov! RT @lestrangetimes: Best quote today: LOL cats are the opium of the masses: @NPR #iq2us n.pr/K1cEYU
  7. RT @colton_ness: A lot of people knock the Laffer Curve but watch this and tell me you don't like Art Laffer intelligencesquaredus.org/index.php/past… #IQ2
  8. @nprnews: Is #Fracking Making People Sick? npr.org/series/1519309…
  9. The Ban College Football Podcast is now available on @iTunesPodcasts! ow.ly/b8gkm @NPR @whitlockjason @BuzzBissinger @TGreenTim
  10. @HealthStudent @NPR That's great to hear!
  11. Which debate? RT @bicmay: I caught @IQ2US on @NPR over the weekend and it was so thoughtful and though-provoking ow.ly/b7HVE
  12. Did it change your opinion? RT @gregzinkgpo: Excellent debate on #IQ2US: "Clean Energy Can Drive the USA's Recovery" intelligencesquaredus.org/index.php/past…
  13. #Fracking: "Water, sand & chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well."
  14. What is #fracking and why is it controversial? bbc.in/qAOxXQ @BBCWorld
  15. Malcolm Gissen, co-manager, Encompass Fund: #Fracking Is Misunderstood, It's The Key To Energy Self-Sufficiency onforb.es/JsezHM @Forbes