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Fracking the Streets of London
July 2, 2013 Oil Change International By Andy Rowell The madness surrounding Britain’s fracking frenzy reached new heights this morning...
Jul 4, 20131 min read
Editorial response: Natural gas is not a bridge to the future
June 20, 2013, 9:28 am By Christopher Shoup Bradley I am writing in response to your June 8 point/counterpoint article titled “The issue...
Jul 1, 20131 min read
Obama Climate Plan Touts Gas Fracking As “Transition Fuel,” Doubling Down on Methane Ris
Today, President Barack Obama announced his administration’s “Climate Action Plan” for cutting carbon pollution in his second term in the...
Jun 27, 20131 min read
11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban
Environment Massachusetts Graphic courtesy of Corporate Europe Observatory This morning, more than 11,000 residents called on Beacon Hill...
Jun 27, 20131 min read
With Unusual Speed Officials Slap Exxon with Oil Spill Lawsuit. Why?
The suit that state and federal officials recently filed could signal they are especially upset with Exxon’s conduct. It could also be...
Jun 22, 20131 min read
Fracking Bill Triggers Rift Among Illinois Green Groups
Grassroots activists say they feel ‘betrayed’ by mainstream environmental organizations that helped write the state’s new fracking...
Jun 21, 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
Frack Attack in Illinois
by Tyreshia Black Anti-fracking activists in Boulder, Colo., during a recent protest. Photo by Kari Lydersen. Editor’s Note: The...
Jun 17, 20131 min read
Pipeline spills oil waste over more than 100 acres of Alberta
John UptonA major spill of toxic oil waste has wiped out trees and vegetation across a 104-acre swath of Alberta, Canada. The apparent...
Jun 16, 20131 min read
New Report Finds Fracking Poses Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Children
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) today released a new report outlining the health risks to pregnant women and young children...
Jun 15, 20131 min read
Abandoned Oil Wells Raise Fears of Pollution
By KATE GALBRAITH Published: June 8, 2013 LULING, Tex. — Amid the dry weeds on a 470-acre ranch here, a rusted head of steel pokes up, a...
Jun 12, 20131 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
Pro-Fracking Greens Called Out in Ecologist’s New Manifesto
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois’ new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated...
Jun 12, 20135 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
Research Letter from NRDC, Sierra Club
CLICK HERE to read the full letter in pdf Here is an image of the introduction:
Jun 5, 20131 min read
Oil Pollution a Bitter Harvest for Illinois Farmers – Los Angeles Times
Environment: State has more than 4,000 abandoned wells, many of whose leaks have harmed soil, water supplies. January 22, 1997|MATT...
Jun 2, 20134 min read
SB1715: We will still fight this horrible legislation
SAFE will not stand by as Illinois families are forced to join the Illinois List of the Harmed, and the National List of the Harmed. Stay...
May 29, 201311 min read
Another Spill in PA Town Where Fracking Just Resumed in April After 200,000+ Gallon Spill in March
Wed May 08, 2013 at 01:34 PM PDT Another Spill in PA Town Where Fracking Just Resumed in April After 200,000+ Gallon Spill in March by...
May 9, 20134 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
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