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The Trillion-Gallon Loophole: Lax Rules for Drillers that Inject Pollutants Into the Earth – P
On a cold, overcast afternoon in January 2003, two tanker trucks backed up to an injection well site in a pasture outside Rosharon,...
Oct 24, 201218 min read
What is Hydraulic Fracturing a.k.a. Hydrofracking, Fracking?
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is most often referred to as the practice of injecting a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into...
Oct 23, 20123 min read
Southern Illinois, Earthquakes and Aquifer Contamination from Fracking
Due to the volume of toxic fluid left underground from hydraulic fracturing activities, Southern Illinoisans are at risk for aquifer...
Oct 22, 20122 min read
Energy Insecurity: Why Fracking for Oil and Natural Gas Is a False Solution
Oil and Gas Industry Aims to Build 19 New Facilities to Export Natural Gas U.S. New Report Explains Why Fracking for Oil and Gas Will...
Oct 22, 20124 min read
Fracking Our Water: CODE RED For Southern Illinois
Fracking will destroy our water supply. It consumes fresh water in quantities that are almost unimaginable. Just one well will consume 30...
Oct 21, 20122 min read
Report on Hydrofracturing: A Southern Illinois Perspective
By Louise M. Cook Southern Illinois has a unique opportunity. It is one of the first of the shale-bearing states to have a chance to see...
Oct 21, 20122 min read
Drilling Doublespeak | Environmental Working Group
Gas Drillers Disclose Risks to Shareholders – But Not to Landowners As natural gas development has pushed into populated areas, gas...
Oct 21, 20121 min read
What you need to know about fracking | Environmental Working Group
Hydraulic fracturing has been around for decades. But now, natural gas producers are deploying a new gas drilling method called...
Oct 21, 20123 min read
Unearthed: The Fracking Facade – Video
Un•earthed: Setting the track record straight – A video exposing a flawed claim often abused in the sales pitch for promoting shale gas...
Oct 21, 20121 min read
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