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Romanians protest Chevron fracking
2014-04-07 02:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Thousands took to the streets of Romania on Sunday to protest against plans by US energy giant Chevron to drill for shale gas. "Chevron US, you can't just drop in uninvited and leave death in your wake", read some banners in Bucharest where hundreds of people gathered in the capital's University square. Similar protests were held in dozens of towns and cities across Romania. "Hydraulic fractures never heal", said protesters referring to the highly controversial drilling method used to unlock shale...
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New EPA Reports on Fracking Waste Don't Go Far Enough
2014-04-06 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collection: U.S. EPA just released two new reports on the waste generated by oil and gas exploration and production, including fracking. NRDC has been concerned for a long time about this dangerous waste, which is exempt from federal hazardous waste safeguards (more details here). We've been calling on Congress to close this gaping loophole in federal law for years, and we've asked EPA to do the same. We've documented cases around the country where this dangerous waste has been released into the environment...
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Investors withdraw proposal after Exxon Mobil agrees on fracking disclosure
2014-04-05 10:08:59| Chemicals - Topix.net
The New York City pension funds and other filers agreed to withdraw a shareholder proposal at Exxon Mobil Corp. after the company consented to increase disclosure about public and environmental risks associated with its hydraulic fracturing for shale gas.
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Exxon Mobil agrees to share more data on fracking risks
2014-04-03 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, has agreed to disclose more information about the environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing, the process known as fracking. In an agreement with New York City's pension funds, which control Exxon shares worth roughly $1.02 billion, the company would report on risks surrounding disposal of fracking waste water, air pollution, methane emissions from oil and natural gas wells, and other issues. Exxon plans to compile the information...
Mind the Fracking Data Gap, Study Says
2014-04-03 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Scientists have long expressed concern about how a lack of data and access to drilling sites prevents a complete scientific assessment of how hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas production affect the climate, environment and public health. A new University of Texas-Austin analysis of natural gas drilling and fracking in urban areas near Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, not only criticizes state and federal regulatory agencies for dismissing public concern about the health and environmental impacts...
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