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Fracking threatens human health, the environment and wildlife
2014-03-18 10:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: The worlds quest for cheaper fuel in the form of natural gas is coming at a much higher price than fossil fuel industry officials want to acknowledge. Its due to water depletion, polluting chemicals, complacency about contaminated waste and potential hazards that could adversely impact many living things within the scope of the fracking project. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is now being utilized in close to 3 million projects worldwide, with over a million located in the US. The process...
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B.C. environmental groups in court to argue against water use for fracking
2014-03-17 08:23:32| Energy - Topix.net
Wildlife watchers in Squamish and Vancouver got a treat this weekend by the appearance of dolphins in Howe Sound and False Creek.
B.C. environmental groups in court to argue against water use for fracking
2014-03-17 07:00:30| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Wildlife watchers in Squamish and Vancouver got a treat this weekend by the appearance of dolphins in Howe Sound and False Creek.
Rep. Rodrigues doubts fracking bill will pass Legislature this year
2014-03-16 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scripps-Tribune: Last year, a bill aimed at creating hydraulic fracturing requirements was well on its way to the state House floor -- sailing through all of its committee stops within the first month of the 2013 legislative session. A year later, the bills sponsor said the mood in Tallahassee has changed, making the likelihood of the proposal passing much less likely. I suspect that it being an election year has led to a desire to draw lines of distinction on a number of issues, said Rep. Ray Rodrigues,...
Fracking was the star, but transparency the winner in the Wyoming Supreme Court decision
2014-03-16 08:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tribune: The headlines were all about fracking. But last weeks big Wyoming Supreme Court decision was about something arguably more important: transparency. The question before the court was whether state regulators wrongfully withheld requests to disclose the ingredients in fracking fluids to the public. Environmentalists said the regulators were wrong. The regulators, backed up by industry, said they were not. Neither really won or lost. The justices sent the case back to district court to be decided....
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