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Fracking Operator Sentenced To Over 2 Years In Jail For Water Violation
2014-09-04 19:48:13| oilandgasonline Home Page
A fracking operator in Ohio is heading to jail because he contaminated local water sources with fracking waste.
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Fracking in China: Just add water
2014-09-04 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: China holds the largest reserves of shale gas in the world, but much of it may never get developed because of one major obstacle: water scarcity. A new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) says China suffers from high water stress, which may prevent it from ever fully developing its vast shale gas resources. China is sitting on 1,115 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable shale gas resources, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, but much of it is located...
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Ban fracking from national parks, say majority of UK public
2014-09-04 11:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Fracking should be completely banned from national parks, according to a strong majority of the UK public. The controversial issue of shale gas exploration in some of the countrys most precious landscapes forced ministers in July to claim they were tightening planning guidance on drilling in national parks, but a new poll for the Guardian shows the public has been unmoved by the assurances. The poll, conducted by Panelbase, shows 60% of people think fracking should not be allowed in national...
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US mulls methane limits for fracking operations
2014-09-04 03:41:30| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: New rules forcing oil and gas producers to cut emissions of potent greenhouse gas methane could be introduced in the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief admitted yesterday. Gina McCarthy told a New York Forum yesterday that officials will decide this year whether to bring in regulations to cut emissions or to rely on voluntary steps by the industry, according to news agency Bloomberg. "We are looking at what are the most cost-effective regulatory and-or voluntary efforts that...
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New Solutions Needed To Recycle Fracking Water
2014-09-03 05:57:45| oilandgasonline Home Page
Rice University scientists have performed a detailed analysis of water produced by hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) of three gas reservoirs and suggested environmentally friendly remedies are needed to treat and reuse it.
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