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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
Fact vs. Fiction: How Renewables Outshine Fracking
Just how real is the fracking “boom” when compared with other developments within the energy industry—specifically the exponential growth...
Apr 28, 20135 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
Fracking Truck Sets Off Radiation Alarm At Landfill
Forbes 4/24/1013 Jeff McMahon, Contributor A truck carrying drill cuttings from a hydraulic fracturing pad in the Marcellus Shale was...
Apr 28, 20133 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
A Plan to Power 100 Percent of the Planet with Renewables
Please read this article in Scientific American October 26, 2009 Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the...
Apr 20, 20131 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
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