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Rockland County Bans Radioactive Fracking Waste
June 5, 2013 Grassroots Environmental Education A coalition of health and environmental groups have joined together to congratulate the...
Jun 26, 20131 min read
The Price of Sand
Thursday, 13 June 2013 15:54 By Ellen Cantarow, Truthout | Movie Review YouTube) In the gorgeous countryside of western Wisconsin, along...
Jun 24, 20131 min read
Illinois’ New Fracking Regulations Might Not Be So Tough After All
By Thomas Stackpole | Tue Jun. 18, 2013 2:23 PM PDT Michael G McKinne /Shutterstock Monday afternoon Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed...
Jun 20, 20131 min read
Influence of Grassroots Anti-Fracking Movement Spreads Like Wildfire
EcoWatch Jill Wiener has dedicated a large part of the past five years of her life to keeping the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural...
Jun 19, 20132 min read
Towns Fight to Cement Court Victory on Fracking Ban
Earthjustice: Two towns seeking to keep their local fracking ban on the books are fighting to cement their court victories over the oil...
Jun 15, 20133 min read
Conservation groups say Tennessee’s fracking rules don’t go far enough
CLICK HERE to read this story from the Chattanooga Times Free Press published on May 28, 2013.
Jun 14, 20131 min read
Residents Deliver Giant Check to ‘Buy Back’ NY Senator’s Support from Fracking Interests
From EcoWatch June 14, 2013 Southern Tier Residents Southern Tier residents delivered a $202,000 giant eight by three foot fake check to...
Jun 14, 20133 min read
Toxic Fracking Waste Entering Food Supply?
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 4:38 pm Press Release: Organic NZ Thursday, June 6, 2013 ”The practice of dumping toxic oil drilling and...
Jun 12, 20132 min read
Fracking Industry Asks NY Court to Throw Out Gas Drilling Bans
Center for Health, Environment & Justice By Jon Campbell Proponents of hydraulic fracturing have asked New York’s top court to decide...
Jun 12, 20131 min read
Missouri Lawyer Brings Nuisance Claims to Fracking Arena
By Jim Efstathiou Jr., Andrew Harris & Sophia Pearson – Jun 10, 2013 11:00 PM CT Orlin Wagner/AP A file photo from 2009...
Jun 12, 20132 min read
Letter from South Africa
Click here for the letter in pdf Illinois General Assembly For Attention: The Honorable Governor Pat Quinn State House Springfield, IL...
Jun 4, 20132 min read
Fracking Southern Illinois: Faithful Opposition
Fracking Southern Illinois: Faithful Opposition from Tim Frakes on Vimeo.
Jun 2, 20131 min read
Illinois is caving…the game is rigged on fracking and Democrats are leading the cave-in
READ HERE a fantastic blog by Tracy Fox
Jun 1, 20131 min read
Fracking “Shock Doctrine” Unveiled as 2013 Illinois Legislative Session Nears End
DeSmogBlog Thu, 2013-05-30 11:45Steve Horn The shale gas industry has performed the “shock doctrine” at the 11th hour of the 2013...
May 30, 20135 min read
New Mexico county first in nation to ban fracking to safeguard water
By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times May 28, 2013, 9:36 p.m. OCATE, N.M. — Sitting in the tidy living room of the home they built themselves,...
May 29, 20135 min read
Illinois Fracking Fight Continues
EcoWatch May 28, 2013 Will Reynolds Graphic courtesy of Food & Water Watch After lengthy private negotiations, a pro-fracking regulatory...
May 28, 20134 min read
Illinois Fracking Bill: A Worst Case Scenario
EcoWatch May 28, 2013 William C. Rau The Illinois Fracking Regulatory Bill (SB1715) has been praised as a “national model.” It is a model...
May 28, 20133 min read
Liability Bombshell: Must-Read Letters From PA and WI Fracking Victims to Illinois Lawmakers
Jeff Biggers Posted: 05/28/2013 10:21 am huffingtonpost.com The world is not just watching the unfolding fracking bill debacle at the...
May 28, 20138 min read
Southern Illinois, The Newest Fracking Frontier
READ THIS ARTICLE from the Mackinaw Valley Institute
May 22, 20131 min read
“Gasland 2” Grassroots Premiere in Illinois Highlights Industry PSYOPS and Ongoing Frack
“Gasland 2” screened yesterday in Normal, IL and DeSmogBlog was there to gain a sneak peak of the documentary set for a July 8 HBO...
May 21, 20131 min read
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