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Appeals court upholds local fracking bans in New York
By Associated Press business staff on May 02, 2013 at 2:55 PM, updated May 02, 2013 at 3:01 PM ALBANY, N.Y. — A mid-level state appeals...
May 5, 20131 min read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Washington County judge orders Marcellus Shale development settlement records unsealed
Written by Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:44 am. Posted in Archives Stephanie and Chris...
Mar 24, 20132 min read
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
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
Marcellus Watch | ‘The toughest regs’
By Peter Mantius Corning Leader Posted Mar 04, 2013 @ 09:38 AM Corning, N.Y. — Now Illinois is stepping forward as the latest pretender...
Mar 6, 20134 min read
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