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Hundreds meet to discuss proposed fracking rules
2014-08-22 22:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WRAL: Officials from the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission were hearing from the public Friday night on proposed rules for the oil and gas drilling method known as fracking. The second of four public meetings on the issue began at 5 p.m. at the Dennis Wicker Center in Sanford, where 86 people shared their thoughts on both sides of the issue. Critics of fracking raised concerns about the rules. "The rules are not written with people's interest in mind and the government in North Carolina...
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Fracking Flares in Texas and North Dakota Equal to Greenhouse Emissions From 1.5 Million Cars
2014-08-22 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Earthworks, a nonprofit which works to protect communities from the impacts of mineral and fossil fuel extraction and promote sustainable energy development, has released a new report showing that the flaring of natural gas waste in just two shale plays, or exploration areas, is the equivalent of an additional 1.5 million cars on the road. The flares occur when natural gas is burned rather than captured. The report, "Up in Flames: U.S. Shale Oil Boom Comes at Expense of Wasted Natural Gas, Increased...
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At Least 10% of Fracking Fluid Is Toxic
2014-08-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: At least 10 percent of the contents of fracking fluid injected into the earth is toxic. For another third we have no idea. And that`s only from the list of chemicals the fracking industry provided voluntarily. That`s according to an analysis by William Stringfellow of Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, reported in Chemistry World. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the practice of injecting fluid at high pressure into the earth, which breaks up oil- and gas-filled rock formations that is...
New Bill Would Ban Fracking Waste in New York City
2014-08-21 22:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: New York City council members Stephen Levin and Corey Johnson introduced legislation today--Introduction 853--that would ban the discharge, disposal, sale or use of any wastewater or natural gas waste produced by fracking. Hydrofracking waste is highly toxic and doesnt belong in any of the five boroughs, said Council Member Stephen Levin. With this legislation we can keep this toxic waste out of New York City and send a clear message that we are opposed to fracking in our state." Extracting...
Bill would keep other states' radioactive fracking waste out of Michigan
2014-08-21 21:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Detroit Free Press: A state senator says he wants to prevent Michigan from further becoming other states dumping ground for low-level radioactive waste from the oil and gas drilling process known as fracking. Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said Thursday that he plans to introduce legislation to stop companies in other states, such as Pennsylvania, from dumping low-level radioactive waste materials in Michigan landfills. The Free Press reported Tuesday that a hazardous-waste landfill in Van Buren Township, Wayne...
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