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Fracking the Streets of London
July 2, 2013 Oil Change International By Andy Rowell The madness surrounding Britain’s fracking frenzy reached new heights this morning...
Jul 4, 20131 min read
Editorial response: Natural gas is not a bridge to the future
June 20, 2013, 9:28 am By Christopher Shoup Bradley I am writing in response to your June 8 point/counterpoint article titled “The issue...
Jul 1, 20131 min read
Fracked Gas Isn’t a Bridge Fuel—It’s a Gangplank
Josh Fox President Obama announced his new climate change plan today at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. However, all the good...
Jun 28, 20131 min read
Obama Climate Plan Touts Gas Fracking As “Transition Fuel,” Doubling Down on Methane Ris
Today, President Barack Obama announced his administration’s “Climate Action Plan” for cutting carbon pollution in his second term in the...
Jun 27, 20131 min read
11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban
Environment Massachusetts Graphic courtesy of Corporate Europe Observatory This morning, more than 11,000 residents called on Beacon Hill...
Jun 27, 20131 min read
Rockland County Bans Radioactive Fracking Waste
June 5, 2013 Grassroots Environmental Education A coalition of health and environmental groups have joined together to congratulate the...
Jun 26, 20131 min read
The Price of Sand
Thursday, 13 June 2013 15:54 By Ellen Cantarow, Truthout | Movie Review YouTube) In the gorgeous countryside of western Wisconsin, along...
Jun 24, 20131 min read
Fracking can increase methane in drinking water, study finds
By Neela Banerjee 24, June 24, 2013, 11:13 a.m. WASHINGTON -Scientists have found that methane and other gases pose a significant risk...
Jun 24, 20131 min read
WY Groups Call Foul as EPA Hands Fracking Groundwater Contamination Investigation Over to State
June 21, 2013 Earthworks Pavillion-area citizens, landowners and environmental groups today condemned Gov. Mead’s (R-WY) announcement...
Jun 24, 20131 min read
EPA abandons investigation into fracking pollution
By John Upton Shutterstock Want to know what’s in that water? Don’t ask the EPA. The EPA is dropping its only investigation that has...
Jun 24, 20131 min read
With Unusual Speed Officials Slap Exxon with Oil Spill Lawsuit. Why?
The suit that state and federal officials recently filed could signal they are especially upset with Exxon’s conduct. It could also be...
Jun 22, 20131 min read
Fracking Bill Triggers Rift Among Illinois Green Groups
Grassroots activists say they feel ‘betrayed’ by mainstream environmental organizations that helped write the state’s new fracking...
Jun 21, 20131 min read
Illinois’ New Fracking Regulations Might Not Be So Tough After All
By Thomas Stackpole | Tue Jun. 18, 2013 2:23 PM PDT Michael G McKinne /Shutterstock Monday afternoon Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed...
Jun 20, 20131 min read
Game-Changing Fracking Wastewater Report Leaves Little Wiggle Room For Industry Deceptions
B.C. Tap Water Alliance Alberta-based environmental consultant Jessica Ernst just released the first comprehensive catalog and summary...
Jun 19, 20131 min read
Influence of Grassroots Anti-Fracking Movement Spreads Like Wildfire
EcoWatch Jill Wiener has dedicated a large part of the past five years of her life to keeping the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural...
Jun 19, 20132 min read
Frack Attack in Illinois
by Tyreshia Black Anti-fracking activists in Boulder, Colo., during a recent protest. Photo by Kari Lydersen. Editor’s Note: The...
Jun 17, 20131 min read
Pipeline spills oil waste over more than 100 acres of Alberta
John UptonA major spill of toxic oil waste has wiped out trees and vegetation across a 104-acre swath of Alberta, Canada. The apparent...
Jun 16, 20131 min read
New Report Finds Fracking Poses Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Children
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) today released a new report outlining the health risks to pregnant women and young children...
Jun 15, 20131 min read
Environmental Groups Split on Illinois Fracking Bill
by Nick Surgey— June 5, 2013 – 7:25am The Illinois legislature has passed a fracking regulatory bill, expected to be signed into law by...
Jun 12, 20131 min read
Toxic Fracking Waste Entering Food Supply?
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 4:38 pm Press Release: Organic NZ Thursday, June 6, 2013 ”The practice of dumping toxic oil drilling and...
Jun 12, 20132 min read
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