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Fracking study finds new gas wells leak more
2014-07-01 14:41:23| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In Pennsylvania's gas drilling boom, newer and unconventional wells leak far more often than older and traditional ones, according to a study of state inspection reports for 41,000 wells. The results suggest that leaks of methane could be a problem for drilling across the nation, said study lead author Cornell University engineering professor Anthony Ingraffea, who heads an environmental activist group that helped pay for the study. The research was criticized by the energy industry. Marcellus...
U.S. Fracking Has 'Cut Carbon More Than The Whole World's Wind And Solar'
2014-07-01 07:13:58| oilandgasonline Home Page
Fracking in the US has led to a greater reduction in carbon emissions than all the wind turbines and solar panels across the entire globe put together. This is the stark fact presented at a meeting at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg last week.
New York state court OKs local fracking bans
2014-07-01 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: New Yorks top court handed a victory to opponents of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas Monday by affirming the right of municipalities to ban the practice within their borders. The state Court of Appeals upheld a midlevel appeals court ruling from last year that said the state oil and gas law doesnt trump the authority of local governments to control land use through zoning. The fracking cases from two central New York towns have been closely watched by drillers hoping to tap into the...
Court Rules That New York Towns Can Ban Fracking
2014-06-30 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a precedent-setting case decided today by the New York Court of Appeals, local communities have triumphed over the fracking industry. The court ruled that the towns of Dryden and Middlefield can use local zoning laws to ban heavy industry, including oil and gas production within municipal borders. Today the Court stood with the people of Dryden and the people of New York to protect their right to self determination. It is clear that people, not corporations, have the right to decide how their...
Shale gas reserves in Scotland not worth fracking
2014-06-30 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The British Geological Survey (BGS) has estimated 80 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of shale gas is beneath the Midland Valley of Scotland, a much lower amount than what is said to be elsewhere in the UK, with green groups saying Scotland should not risk missing its carbon goals. The BGS had previously estimated around 1,300 tcf in the Bowland shale in northern England and 4.5 billion barrels in Sussex Weald. However, it warned that the Midland Valley in Scotland present some uncertainties. Prof...
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