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France rules to retain fracking ban
2013-10-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Green groups have praised a French court's decision to uphold a ban on fracking and urged David Cameron to halt the "hugely risky process" in the UK. France's constitutional court ruled late last week that a 2011 law banning the controversial technique used to extract shale gas "confirms to the constitution" and is not "disproportionate". US exploration company Schuepbach Energy had brought a complaint against the law after having two permits revoked because of the ban, arguing that no studies...
Voters in four Colorado cities may call timeout on fracking
2013-10-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Front Range residents are forcing faceoffs over oil and gas drilling in their midst, challenging the power of state regulators charged with balancing drilling and protection of health and the environment. Four ballot measures put forth by residents of Boulder, Broomfield, Fort Collins and Lafayette will give voters the chance to declare timeout -- and, in one case, ban new drilling and industry-waste disposal. This resistance reflects Colorado's emergence as a battle zone for hashing out the...
Thanks to Marcellus Shale, 'fracking' becomes a household word
2013-10-12 23:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Marcellus Shale preceded the founding of Pittsburgh by a good 350 million years. The rock layer laid safely tucked a mile underground until in the early 2000s, when the shale gas -- through a combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing -- began its ascent to stardom. Now it all but defines the region. Pennsylvania has been an oil and gas producing state since the late 1800s. Thirty years ago, gas wells in Pennsylvania pumped out a respectable 118 billion cubic feet of gas in...
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France upholds ban on fracking
2013-10-12 04:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The court rejected a case taken by the US company Schuepbach Energy which argued that the ban was discriminatory. The ruling is a victory for President Francois Hollande's ruling coalition of Socialists and Greens, which has opposed the technology. Fracking was banned in 2011 in France, which has some of the largest reserves of shale gas in Europe, under the conservative ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy because it was feared that it could pollute groundwater and even trigger earthquakes. Energy...
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French court upholds fracking ban
2013-10-11 17:06:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
France's constitutional council rejects an attempt to overturn a ban on fracking, the controversial method of extracting gas from rock.
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