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In Oklahoma, water, fracking - and a swarm of quakes
2013-11-19 23:34:02| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
From his office a few feet below the earth's surface - a basement at the University of Oklahoma in Norman - Holland, who tracks quakes for the Oklahoma Geological Survey, is digging into a complex riddle: Is a dramatic rise in the size and number of quakes in his state related to oil and gas production activity? And, if so, what can be done to stop ... (more)
Colorado to crack down on methane emissions from fracking
2013-11-19 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Colorado health officials announced new rules on Monday that would work to cut the air pollution produced by oil and gas operations in the state. The rules would force companies to capture 95 percent of all toxic pollutants and volatile organic compounds they emit. In addition, the rules include a requirement that companies control emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane, marking the first time a state has drafted rules to directly address the methane emitted by oil and gas operations, according...
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In Oklahoma, water, fracking & a swarm of quakes
2013-11-19 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Seismologist Austin Holland wants to start an earthquake. From his office a few feet below the earth's surface - a basement at the University of Oklahoma in Norman - Holland, who tracks quakes for the Oklahoma Geological Survey, is digging into a complex riddle: Is a dramatic rise in the size and number of quakes in his state related to oil and gas production activity? And, if so, what can be done to stop it? As part of his wide-ranging research, Holland is proposing to inject pressurized water...
Botswana faces questions over licences for fracking companies in Kalahari
2013-11-18 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Botswana has been accused of sacrificing the Kalahari, one of the world's most precious wildlife reserves, to commercial fracking while ignoring the concerns of environmentalists and communities who could lose access to scarce water. Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, for the production of gas is the subject of fierce debate in America, Britain, South Africa and countries around the world, with green activists warning that it degrades land and pollutes air and water. Yet for more than...
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American industry & fracking: From sunset to new dawn
2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economist: IN A new book, The Frackers, Gregory Zuckerman says of the late George Mitchell, a pioneer of the technique of hydraulic fracturing to tap unconventional reserves of oil and gas, that his impact eventually might even approach that of Henry Ford and Alexander Graham Bell. Yet of late doubters have been making themselves heard too. In October Peter Voser said that one of his biggest regrets as boss of Shell is the $24 billion his firm has invested in North Americas shale beds. This summer, the...
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