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Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Don’t expect the government to protect you from this pernicious industry. Alternet By Ellen Cantarow May 2, 2013 More than 70 years ago,...
May 2, 201312 min read
Fracking too complex for rush to approval
The Southern May 01, 2013 1:00 am • Joy Ramsey “Let’s trust them (Big Oil) to do right by their neighbors.” This is what U.S. Rep. John...
May 2, 20134 min read
List of Fracking Bans Worldwide
HERE IS A LIST of bans on fracking worldwide. It will be updated over time, so click on the link to see the most recent version!
May 2, 20131 min read
Three Fracking Moratorium Bills Win Key Vote in California Legislature
Center for Biological Diversity For Immediate Release, April 30, 2013Contact:Patrick Sullivan, (415) 632-5316,...
May 2, 20133 min read
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
First County in U.S. Bans Oil and Gas Extraction
EcoWatch 04-30-2013 Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund Mora Valley, New Mexico Monday the County Commission of Mora County,...
Apr 30, 20132 min read
Gasland II: From Broken Promises to Renewable Solutions
from EcoWatch 04-29-2013 Alison Rose Levy Sometimes people tell me, “If you cover fracking, you really need to see that film—that film,...
Apr 30, 20133 min read
House Republicans Call for Vote on Fracking Regulations
WSIL TV 3 By Stephanie Tyrpak By Andy Shofstall Story Created: Apr 30, 2013 at 6:12 PM CDT Story Updated: Apr 30, 2013 at 6:47 PM CDT...
Apr 30, 20132 min read
Winkeler: It’s not worth gambling away our water supply, health
The Southern April 26, 2013 5:30 am • BY LES WINKELER, The Southern There was a time it was trendy, almost sexy, to be an...
Apr 28, 20132 min read
Johnson County, IL Sets Date for Fracking Town Hall Meeting
NEWS RELEASE/Event announcement 4-26-13/For Immediate Release Written & Submitted by: Annette McMichael/SAFE Communications Director...
Apr 28, 20132 min read
Sandra Steingraber: Prepared Sentencing Statement for the Reading Town Court, April 17, 2013
Your Honor, I am not a lawyer. I am a biologist and a human being. I am also a mother of a 14-year-old and an 11-year-old. I bring all...
Apr 20, 20133 min read
Groups speak out against fracking
Matt Daray | Daily Egyptian April 14, 2013 Several organizations took the initiative to protect southern Illinois’ wilderness and...
Apr 16, 20133 min read
Mock Wedding Illustrates Misguided Marriage Between Fracking Industry and Environmental Groups
04-15-2013 Oberlin Anti-Frack A coalition of Pennsylvania and Ohio students and residents staged a mock wedding today at the EQT Plaza in...
Apr 16, 20132 min read
Letter to the Editor: Fracking Stinks
Thursday, April 11,2013 Illinois Times Letters to the Editor 4/11/13 Fracking and litter control act By Letters to the Editor FRACKING...
Apr 11, 20132 min read
Judge rules administration overlooked fracking risks in California mineral leases
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO | Tue Apr 9, 2013 3:34am EDT (Reuters) – A federal judge has ruled the Obama administration broke the law...
Apr 11, 20133 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
Jackson County board may ask for local control of fracking
BY D.W. NORRIS, THE SOUTHERN April 3, 2013 MURPHYSBORO — A push for more local control over fracking may get support from the Jackson...
Apr 4, 20132 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
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