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In Pennsylvania: 100,000 Signatures for a Moratorium on Fracking Delivered to Gov. Tom Corbett
PennEnvironment Contact: Adam Garber (215) 732-5897 ext. 2 Contact person by email For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 30, 2013...
May 2, 20134 min read
Shrouded in Secrecy: Industry Buries Fracking’s True Dangers
EcoWatch 04-30-2013 Author and journalist Tom Wilber doesn’t take sides on whether the risks of fracking outweigh its rewards. But as a...
Apr 30, 20134 min read
Fact vs. Fiction: How Renewables Outshine Fracking
Just how real is the fracking “boom” when compared with other developments within the energy industry—specifically the exponential growth...
Apr 28, 20135 min read
Fracking Truck Sets Off Radiation Alarm At Landfill
Forbes 4/24/1013 Jeff McMahon, Contributor A truck carrying drill cuttings from a hydraulic fracturing pad in the Marcellus Shale was...
Apr 28, 20133 min read
Tax Revenue From Fracking Will Be A Trickle
By Attorney Rich Fedder of SAFE In a conventional oil or gas well, production tends to be stable for many years. But in hydraulic...
Apr 11, 20131 min read
Illinois Sierra Club: Fracking Legislation in Springfield – Where We Stand
Illinois Sierra Club Posted on March 14, 2013 by jackdarin | 10 Comments Sierra Club is opposed to fracking. Fracking is devastating to...
Apr 4, 20132 min read
Illinois proposes fracking tax that is lower than in other states
Oil producers enjoy lowest tax rates when oil is flowing at its peak due to ‘tax holiday’ April 01, 2013|By Julie Wernau, Chicago Tribune...
Apr 4, 20133 min read
The Fracking Frenzy’s Impact on Women
From PR Watch by Sara Jerving — April 4, 2012 – 8:44am Rogue Pressure Service’s “pink rig” in Colorado Hydraulic fracturing, or...
Apr 4, 20135 min read
Ohio Group: MADION Mothers Against Drilling In Our Neighborhoods
MADION Mothers Against Drilling In Our Neighborhoods Check out this AMAZING group of moms and other concerned residents in Ohio! This is...
Apr 4, 20133 min read
Heaviest Drilled PA Counties Lose Population
Cornell Professor Susan Christopherson, in collaboration with Ned Rightor, President of New Economy Dynamics LLC, have published a study...
Apr 1, 20131 min read
Family says gas drilling turning paradise home into nightmare
Channel 4 Action News’ Jim Parsons investigates in Fayette County UPDATED 8:35 PM EDT Mar 29, 2013 FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. —The Headley...
Apr 1, 20133 min read
The cost of fracking: What are the risks of tapping Illinois’ trapped oil and natural gas?
Thursday, March 28,2013 Illinois Times The cost of fracking What are the risks of tapping Illinois’ trapped oil and natural gas? By...
Mar 28, 201312 min read
News Release: Massive Fracking for Oil May Begin Soon in Central & Northwest Illinois
News Release/For Immediate Release March 27, 2013 Written & Submitted by: Annette McMichael, Communications Director for SAFE...
Mar 27, 20132 min read
Wastewater Injection Spurred Biggest Earthquake Yet, Says Study
March 26, 2013 2011 Oklahoma Temblor Came Amid Increased Manmade Seismicity A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a...
Mar 26, 20135 min read
Insight: The fight for North Dakota’s fracking-water market
CLICK ON THIS LINK to go to this important report from Reuters
Mar 25, 20131 min read
Letter from 10-year-old Southern Illinois Resident Makes More Sense than All the Propaganda
The following letter is written by a 10-year-old Southern Illinois resident, addressed to President Obama. Note the letter’s wisdom and...
Mar 25, 20132 min read
Renowned Science Writer Sandra Steingraber Puts Her Body On the Line to Defend Against Fracking
Steingraber says civil disobedience is a last-resort show of bravery that can change the outcome — but you have to get there before the...
Mar 24, 201316 min read
Fracking, donations and making legislation
Opponents say process is tainted Seth Perlman Environmental group members show support inside the Capitol rotunda in an effort to...
Mar 24, 20134 min read
Harvard Law School Guide to Landowners Reveals Many Risks from Fracking
AN OHIO LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH ISSUES IN NATURAL GAS LEASES Harvard Law School...
Mar 24, 20131 min read
What the Frack is in That Water?
by Lena Groeger ProPublica, March 7, 2012, 11:38 a.m. Environmentalists have repeatedly pressed regulators to compel oil and gas...
Mar 24, 20131 min read
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