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Flooding, fracking among legislative priorities for countya s lawmakers
2014-01-03 11:48:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
State legislators representing local districts say they will focus on improving Colorado's ability to respond to flooding and flood victims as well as strengthening regulations on oil and gas operators when the session begins Jan. 8. Sen. Matt Jones says he and Rep. Mike Foote plan to revive - and strengthen - a bill that didn't survive last year's ... (more)
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Pennsylvania appeals state Supreme Court ruling on fracking law
2014-01-02 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The state of Pennsylvania appealed on Thursday against a December decision from the state Supreme Court that struck down parts of an oil and gas law. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court voted 4-2 in mid-December saying key provisions in Act 13, a 2012 law that governs oil and gas drilling, is unconstitutional. In a state known for its shale gas bounty, the decision broadened the rights of local governments to restrict the controversial fracking process within their city limits, dealing a blow to...
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Treating Fracking Wastewater May Churn Out Commodities
2014-01-02 12:32:47| oilandgasonline News Articles
A treatment plant for fracking wastewater is trying out a new business model, wading into the field of sales.
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Is LNG fracking worth its weight in water?
2013-12-29 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: More than seven billion litres of water were used for fracking in B.C. last year. If the government's liquefied natural gas sector takes off, the water needed to get shale gas out of the ground in the northeast corner of the province will likely increase by 500 per cent, or more. Much of that water is consumed with only minimal regulation. A new law set to be introduced in the spring would, for the first time in B.C., impose fees for the use of groundwater and allow for government to restrict...
'Fracking' the Monterey Shale -- boon or boondoggle?
2013-12-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: "Eureka!" reads the California motto, originated in the 19th century Gold Rush. Now some believe the state is on the cusp of a 21st century bonanza, only this time it will be oil that fuels a Golden State boom. Modern prospectors are eyeing the Monterey Shale formation, a 1,750-square-mile resource-rich swath of land in the San Joaquin Valley. Lying deep beneath the valley's surface is a trove of shale oil -- some 15.42 billion barrels' worth, according to an estimate by the U.S. Energy Information...
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