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Jun 1, 20141 min read
Anti-fracking groups celebrate stop on bill
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/anti-fracking-groups-celebrate-stop-on-bill/article_8a28d5ee-ad11-5b53-a6f7-0eaafefa6cca.html
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May 28, 20141 min read
Bill that would have sped up fracking in Illinois dies
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-fracking-speedup-bill-dies-in-springfield-20140528,0,5572516.story By Julie Wernau...
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Feb 26, 20142 min read
Support the “Green Dozen” Illinois Fracking bills – 2014
Petition by Lora Chamberlain To be delivered to The Illinois State House, The Illinois State Senate, and Governor Pat Quinn Dear Illinois...
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Feb 21, 20142 min read
Silverstein Introduces New Fracking Moratorium Bill SB3386
2/21/14, Sabrina Hardenbergh, SAFE Newsletter/Web Team. This may not exactly be Valentine’s Day true love, but on Friday, February 14,...
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Feb 21, 20141 min read
In the Spotlight: New fracking law a disaster in the making
http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140215/OPINION/140219404/-1/News By William Rau and Joyce Harant Posted Feb. 15, 2014 @ 6:15 pm...
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Feb 20, 20141 min read
Judge Sides With Landowners, Strikes Down Eminent Domain Law Allowing Keystone XL
Laura Beans | February 20, 2014 9:43 am | Comments “Citizens won today,” said Jane Kleeb, director of Bold Nebraska. “We beat a corrupt...
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Feb 14, 20141 min read
Gas Drilling Explosion Highlights Problems of Proximity to Homes and Schools
Delaware Riverkeeper Network | February 13, 2014 6:19 pm | Comments On Feb. 11, the town of Dunkard, PA was rocked by an explosion at a...
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Jan 23, 20141 min read
Amidst Mega-Drought Hundreds Urge Gov. Brown to Ban Fracking at State of the State Address
Around 200 concerned Californians gathered outside the Capitol building today to urge Gov. Brown (D-CA) to mitigate the state’s drought...
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Jan 4, 20142 min read
Fracking opponents continue call for ban
Fracking opponents continue call for ban 6 hours ago • BY KURT ERICKSON, The Southern Springfield Bureau 0 SPRINGFIELD – About a dozen...
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Dec 20, 20131 min read
SAFE Interview by Joe Ragusa, WJPF Radio
SAFE Interview by Joe Ragusa, WJPF Radio Morning Newswatch Podcast Sabrina Hardenbergh, SAFE 12-19-2013 Sabrina Hardenbergh with the...
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Dec 4, 20132 min read
Fracking comes under fire in Ina
12/4/13, BY NICK MARIANO, THE SOUTHERN INA — Proposed Illinois rules to govern fracking are inadequate to protect the safety and health...
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Dec 2, 20132 min read
Fracking opponents take their fight to Chicago
Proposed rules weaken key provisions of law, activists say By Julie Wernau, Chicago Tribune reporterNovember 29, 2013 Hundreds of miles...
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Nov 26, 20132 min read
Fracking Causes Democratic Outbreaks Across the US
A funny thing happened on the way to the shale revolution – an outbreak of democracy that will send tremors through the oil and gas...
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Nov 25, 20131 min read
A statement from SAFE about the current state of affairs regarding fracking in Illinois…
November 25, 2013 At this moment in time when almost every major player in Illinois has capitulated to intimidation from the oil and gas...
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Nov 23, 20132 min read
Winkeler: Let’s stop pretending when it comes to fracking
http://thesouthern.com/sports/outdoors/winkeler-let-s-stop-pretending-when-it-comes-to-fracking/article_df7f9f42-531d-11e3-a2e1-0019bb296...
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Nov 9, 20133 min read
Group calls foul on IDNR “rubber stamp” Fracking Task Force
For Release: immediate 11/8/13 Contacts: Bill Rau, IPA Spokesperson. Phone: (309) 662-1605 Annette McMichael, IPA and SAFE Spokesperson....
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Oct 25, 20131 min read
Internal Documents Reveal Coverup in North Dakota Oil Spill
By Jesse Coleman North Dakota, long known for its cattle ranches and open spaces, has recently become one of the oil and gas industry’s...
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Oct 2, 20131 min read
Hunter speaks out against governor’s approval of hydraulic fracturing
http://www.senatedem.ilga.gov/index.php/sen-hunter-home/3539-hunter-speaks-out-against-governors-approval-of-hydraulic-fracturing-...
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Oct 1, 20131 min read
Energy Reform, Shale Gas and Public Spending Cuts in Mexico
Tuesday, 01 October 2013 09:14 Shale gas via Shutterstock“Peak oil is not the same as running out of oil. What it means is simply...
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Sep 20, 20132 min read
Pennsylvania State Senator Announces Fracking Moratorium Legislation
EcoWatch By Laura Beans announced the introduction of the Natural Gas Drilling Moratorium Act, Senate Bill 1100, that would place a...
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