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The Fuss Over Fracking
The Fuss Over Fracking WTTW Chicago Tonight Paris Schutz | March 21, 2013 11:00 am Southern Illinois is a region of big agriculture,...
Mar 22, 20136 min read
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Sierra Club Statement on Illinois Fracking Moratorium
Thursday, March 14, 2013 Contact: Jenny Chang, jenny.chang@sierraclub.org, 202-495-3020 Yesterday, Illinois’ Speaker of the House,...
Mar 18, 20131 min read
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Updates from Pennsylvania
Saturday March 16, 2013 Pennsylvania… Rest in Peace On Monday, Jim Garrett, a Korean War veteran who lived directly below Range...
Mar 17, 201314 min read
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Shawnee National Forest at Risk From Fracking
News Release/For Immediate Release From: Annette McMichael SAFE Media Coordinator am@greenmediaservice.com           217-273-1000...
Mar 8, 20131 min read
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New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking
Bloomberg News New York Assembly Approves Two-Year Moratorium on Fracking By Freeman Klopott on March 06, 2013 New York’s Assembly...
Mar 7, 20132 min read
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Coalition Denounces Legislation That Would Pave Way for Fracking in Illinois
Ecowatch 03-04-2013 Americans Against Fracking Following the introduction of a bill that would, in effect, serve as a road map for...
Mar 5, 20134 min read
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Southern Illinois: Natural Wonder or Fracking Wasteland
Southern Illinois: Natural Wonder or Fracking Wasteland from Cade Bursell on Vimeo.
Mar 5, 20131 min read
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Video from March 1st Fracking Truth Event
Here is video of The Fracking Truth from March 1st in Carbondale, IL Here is Professor Bill Rau’s Presentation: To Frack or Not to Frack:...
Mar 4, 20131 min read
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Report: Flaws in EPA drilling pollution data
From whig.com Posted: Feb 21, 2013 8:37 PM CST Updated: Feb 21, 2013 9:49 PM CST By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) –...
Feb 25, 20132 min read
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Groudbreaking Reports Show Fracking is a Risky Short-Term Bubble
Groundbreaking Reports Show Fracking is a Risky Short-Term Bubble EcoWatch Energy Policy Forum and Post Carbon Institute have released...
Feb 21, 20133 min read
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Link Between Low Birth Weight and Fracking, Says New Research
By Kristen Meriwether Epoch Times Staff Created: July 19, 2012 Last Updated: July 31, 2012 (L-R) Senators Liz Krueger, Bill Perkins, Tony...
Feb 19, 20133 min read
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Foul Water and Fracked Politics
Foul Water and Fracked Politics People’s Tribune February 2, 2013 By Cliff Protest against fracking in Southern Illinois. Crossville, IL,...
Feb 19, 20133 min read
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Pennsylvania Clinic for Victims of Fracking: SW PA Environmental Health Project
Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Go to their website Raina Rippel, Project Director SWPA Environmental Health Project...
Feb 19, 20132 min read
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Pennsylvania: Shale permits not on ‘trigger list’ for extra review in poor areas
February 10, 2013 12:11 am By Don Hopey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The state Department of Environmental Protection has granted hundreds...
Feb 19, 20136 min read
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Sources of Oil and Gas Air Pollution
Earthworks: Sources of Oil and Gas Air Pollution Go to article A variety of air contaminants are emitted throughout the oil and gas...
Feb 18, 20136 min read
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Canadian National Farmers Union: NFU Calls For Moratorium on Fracking
Hydraulic Fracking a Danger to Water, Food, Farmland: NFU Calls For Moratorium Go to Canadian National Farmers Union website (Rimbey,...
Feb 18, 20132 min read
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Congressional Report on Chemicals Used in Fracking
In April of 2011, a report was presented, per request, to the United States Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce regarding the...
Feb 18, 20132 min read
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Reuters: Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water
Reuters By Jon Hurdle AVELLA, Pennsylvania | Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:37am EST (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company...
Feb 17, 20134 min read
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Ohio: Proposal would require oil, gas companies to test shale drilling wastes for radiation
By Spencer Hunt The Columbus Dispatch Tuesday February 12, 2013 3:56 PM A proposed state law would require oil and gas companies to test...
Feb 17, 20131 min read
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Hydrofracking sure to contaminate water
Watertown Daily Times TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011 As an environmental engineering technician with NYSDEC Region 5, I managed scores of...
Feb 17, 20132 min read
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