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PA Supreme Court Finds Parts Act 13 Unconstitutional, Allows Municipalities to Limit Fracking
2013-12-20 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday in the closely-watched case of Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, No. 63 MAP 2012. The case was a challenge filed by several Pennsylvania municipalities against the state legislatures adoption of Act 13. Act 13 sought to eliminate zoning authority from municipalities over oil and gas extraction. Act 13 was passed in 2012 to remove any local barriers to the expansion of drilling and fracking across the state. Provisions...
Pennsylvania High Court Strikes Down Part of Fracking Law
2013-12-20 09:20:00| OGI
Decision is either disappointing or thrilling for advocacy groups
Fracking May Make Texas Power Supply Drought Resistant
2013-12-20 05:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: A new University of Texas-Austin study shows that producing electricity from natural gas saves much more water than producing power from coal, even accounting for water lost in fracking for shale gas. In other words, fracking for natural gas used to produce electricity may make Texas more drought-resistant as the state shifts from coal power generation to natural gas power generation. The study, funded by the state of Texas, looks at how Texas' devastating 2011 drought affected electricity...
Bankrupt fracking firm suing New York governor to end moratorium
2013-12-19 18:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Norse Energy is a failure when it comes to its core business drilling for gas and oil. Despite Americas huge drilling boom, the company is bankrupt. Unable to turn a profit as a driller, the company has taken to suing governments and officials that limit fracking, blaming them for its undoing. Attorneys for the companys trustees filed a lawsuit Tuesday against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and two state commissioners, claiming that the states fracking moratorium had brought about the companys...
Fracking Could Be Allowed under Homes in Britain w/out Owners' Knowledge
2013-12-19 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Fracking could take place under thousands of homes without their owners' knowledge after ministers said companies would no longer have to notify people directly about potential gas drilling in their areas. Nick Boles, the planning minister, said the law would be changed to allow gas companies to put in fracking applications without sending out letters to tell people about possible drilling beneath their properties. Instead, companies will be required to publish a notice in a local newspaper and...
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