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Exxon Mobil unit charged for Pennsylvania fracking waste spill
2013-09-11 09:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An Exxon Mobil Corp subsidiary is being charged by the Pennsylvania attorney general for spilling more than 50,000 gallons of wastewater at a natural gas well site in 2010. XTO Energy Inc, which was acquired by Exxon in 2010, is charged for spilling chemical-laced wastewater from a storage tank and into a local waterway, according to a statement from the Attorney General Kathleen Kane on Tuesday. State environmental inspectors found the water leaking from an open valve on a tank at an XTO water...
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California passes bill to strictly regulate oil well 'fracking'
2013-09-11 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A bill that would give California the nation's toughest regulation of a controversial oil drilling technique won easy passage Wednesday from the state Assembly. SB 4 by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) cleared the Assembly on a 47-17 vote and went back to the Senate for concurrence in amendments. The Senate previously passed it by a 28-11 vote. The measure had widespread support from most environmental groups, but they pulled their support just before the Assembly vote Wednesday. They argued...
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Fracking decision looms over national forest
2013-09-09 04:40:56| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
George Washington National Forest is more than just one of the largest expanses of pristine land in the East.
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U.S. Forest Service set to decide on fracking in George Washington National Forest
2013-09-07 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: George Washington National Forest is more than just one of the largest expanses of pristine land in the East. It's the leafy cradle of the Shenandoah, James and Potomac rivers, a source of drinking water for millions of people in greater Washington. The forest -- nearly 2 million acres of natural splendor straddling Virginia and West Virginia -- might also hold another treasure: natural gas trapped under a deep layer of rock called the Marcellus Shale. By the end of the month, the U.S. Forest...
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Fracking industry says fracking made you $1,200 richer last year
2013-09-07 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: If you keep a close eye on energy news, you probably know by now that fracking for oil and natural gas is injecting $1,200 a year into the bank accounts of American households. Fricking awesome, right? Go on out right now and buy that 65-inch plasma TV on credit youre good for it. Because of fracking. Or maybe not. A new report [PDF] from consulting firm IHS CERA claims that fracking increased household disposable income in the U.S. by more than $1,200 last year, and that the industry supports...
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