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Plan Shows Regulatory Agency and Fracking Industry in Cahoots Promote Drilling in State Parks
2014-02-16 14:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Public documents reveal a plan by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), the agency responsible for regulating fracking in Ohio, to work with "allied" groups to promote the controversial drilling technique in state parks. The "allied" groups named were both fracking industry and state regulatory bodies alike, drawing new criticisms to what many people have been calling Gov. Kasich`s agenda to have his own way with the state`s public funds and resources. The document, Oil & Gas State...
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United Kingdom: Fracking proposal at South Downs national park put on hold
2014-02-15 06:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Plans for exploratory drilling in Fernhursts South Downs national park in West Sussex have been suspended, amid requests for more detailed information on the environmental impact of the activity. The National Park Authoritys chief executive Trevor Beattie said on Thursday that he had asked energy firm Celtique Energie for additional details over the operations the company was planning in the park. Beattie said that the application was missing details about hydrology, noise and the geological...
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AUDIO: 'Offshore fracking can succeed'
2014-02-13 13:01:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The founder of shale gas firm Cuadrilla, Dr Chris Cornelius, discusses his plans to frack in the Irish Sea.
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'Fracking' authority debate ignites
2014-02-09 11:49:52| Waste Management - Topix.net
Fighting big oil would be a costly proposition for any local government. That doesn't mean local officials don't have legal ground to challenge drilling operations, including those that use hydraulic fracturing to maximize oil and gas extraction from rock formations, environmental officials said last week.
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When drought occurs, fracking & farming collide
2014-02-09 00:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: A worker monitors water pressure and temperature at an Encana hydraulic-fracturing site outside Rifle. The process splits open oil- and gas-bearing rock often located more than a mile underground. (Associated Press file) The move to tap petroleum-rich shale reserves in some of the country's driest regions, including Colorado, may be setting up a battle between oil and water. The water is needed for hydraulic fracturing, a process that pumps millions of gallons of sand and water into a well...
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