100 Helpful Resources on the Dangers of Fracking
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- May 10, 2014
- 2 min
Fracking Well Leak Spills 1,600 Gallons Of Oil Drilling Lubricant Into An Ohio Tributary
Fracking Well Leak Spills 1,600 Gallons Of Oil Drilling Lubricant Into An Ohio Tributary BYÂ JEFF SPROSS About 1,600 gallons of oil-based...
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- May 1, 2014
- 1 min
NTSB investigating derailment, oil spill in Lynchburg
Steve Helber Firefighters and rescue workers work along the tracks where several CSX tanker cars carrying crude oil derailed and caught...
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- Apr 8, 2014
- 1 min
Oil Consultant Turned Whistleblower Exposes Fracking Crimes in Alberta
Anthony Hall | April 8, 2014 This You Tube is a compilation of segments from a 90 minute talk. Jessica Ernst worked for more than three...
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- Apr 3, 2014
- 1 min
Sen. Whitehouse and Rep. Waxman Question Koch Brothers’ Financial Interest in Keystone XL Pipeline
As a writer of environmental issues, as well as a person concerned about the future of the planet, I am anxiously awaiting the decision...
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- Mar 20, 2014
- 1 min
Protestors Arrested Halting Fracking Operations in Pennsylvania State Forest
In the pre-dawn hours, activists with Marcellus Shale EarthFirst!, Pennsylvania residents and students took action to halt Anadarko’s...
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- Mar 16, 2014
- 1 min
Research Lights Up Fracking’s Black Hole
Industry’s silent treatment has been wildly successful Thanks to a silent industry, large-scale studies of gas drilling’s impacts on...
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- Mar 12, 2014
- 1 min
Radioactive Waste From Bakken Oil Fields Raises Concerns About Local Water Contamination
By Katie Rucke Editor’s note: Some names have been changed in this article to protect the identities of certain individuals who came to...
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- Mar 4, 2014
- 1 min
6 Reasons to Celebrate the Growth of the Ban Fracking Movement
Wenonah Hauter | March 3, 2014 4:04 pm | Comments These developments show that the movement to ban fracking grows stronger by the day....
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- Feb 24, 2014
- 5 min
Welcome to the new North Dakota; enjoy our ‘growing pains’
http://m.bismarcktribune.com/news/columnists/clay-jenkinson/welcome-to-the-new-north-dakota-enjoy-our-growing-pains/article_77714726-940d...
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- Feb 20, 2014
- 1 min
Risks of Fracking Boom Draw Renewed Attention from Investors
A coalition of investors called out five oil and gas companies for failing to measure or reduce risks associated with fracking on...
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- Jan 31, 2014
- 1 min
Shalefield Stories: Personal Accounts From the Frontlines of Fracking
Yesterday, Environment America Research & Policy Center joined residents living on the frontlines of fracking who recounted their stories...
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- Jan 24, 2014
- 1 min
Radioactive Waste Dumped by Oil Companies Is Seeping Out of the Ground in North Dakota
There have been 300 oil spillages in the state since 2011, and now that toxic waste is coming back up. Click http://www.alternet.org/radi...
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- Jan 13, 2014
- 1 min
Illinois Residents Demand a Ban on Fracking
An Illinois ban on fracking is inevitable. The question is whether it will happen before or after a major fracking disaster. The public...
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- Jan 8, 2014
- 1 min
New Brunswick Oil Train Derails, Forcing Dozens Of Evacuations
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/08/new-brunswick-oil-train-derails_n_4558812.html AP Â |Â Posted: 01/07/2014 11:21 pm...
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- Jan 6, 2014
- 1 min
Exxon to Face Criminal Charges for 50,000+ Gallon Fracking Wastewater Spill
By Emily Atkin Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary XTO Energy will have to face criminal charges for allegedly dumping tens of thousands of...
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- Dec 24, 2013
- 1 min
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Gets Approved, Ignores Massive Opposition
In a long-awaited announcement, the National Energy Board (NEB) released the final recommendation from the Joint Review Panel (JRP) to...
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- Dec 17, 2013
- 2 min
MU Researchers Find Fracking Chemicals Disrupt Hormone Function
School of Medicine University of Missouri Health System MU Researchers Find Fracking Chemicals Disrupt Hormone Function...
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- Dec 1, 2013
- 1 min
2 more oil spills reported in N.D.
November 19, 2013 11:31 am • By Jessica Holdman Jessica Holdman Two more oil spills have been reported in the state. The state Health...
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- Nov 15, 2013
- 1 min
Fracking’s Dirty Little Secret
by Daryl Hannah and Diane Moss Fracking imposes unnecessary risks on public health and on our diminishing, yet most precious of...
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