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Ohio Fights Back After Becoming the Nations Fracking Waste Dump
2013-07-15 18:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: For those living in Ohio, hydraulic fracturing wells arent the only cause of concern in the nations quest to leave no oil formation un-fracked. The state has been the site of a growing fracking fluid disposal industry that enjoys a steady stream of business from neighboring Pennsylvania. Ohio is home to 191 fracking fluid disposal wells. Last year, more than 14 million barrels of the toxic waste were injected into the ground in Ohio. With the focus on the petroleum industrys use of fracking...
Fracking water's dirty little secret - recycling
2013-07-15 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The oil and gas industry is finding that less is more in the push to recycle water used in hydraulic fracturing. Slightly dirty water, it seems, does just as good a job as crystal clear when it comes to making an oil or gas well work. Exploration and production companies are under pressure to reduce the amount of freshwater used in dry areas like Texas and to cut the high costs of hauling millions of barrels of water to oil and gas wells and later to underground disposal wells. To attack those...
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Increased Frequency of Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells
2013-07-12 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The increased rates of earthquakes occurring in the central and eastern U.S over the past few years is a growing cause of concern. Two recent reports delve into the probability of man-made, induced earthquakes. According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), more than 300 earthquakes above a magnitude 3.0 occurred from 2010-2012, compared with a much lower national average rate of 21 earthquakes per year observed from 1967-2000. The USGS also found that the increase in seismic activity coincides...
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France's top court to review law banning shale gas fracking
2013-07-12 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: France's top court said it would examine a challenge to a law that bans hydraulic fracturing, the drilling technique used to produce shale gas and oil. U.S. firm Schuepbach Energy, which held two exploration permits that were canceled in 2011, has contested the law. The Constitutional Council, made up of judges and former French presidents, has the power to annul laws if they are deemed to be unconstitutional. "It is now up to the Constitutional Council to decide whether the law is constitutional,...
Pennsylvanians Demand Senators Declare Independence from Fracking
2013-07-12 16:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A week after millions of Americans celebrated our nations independence, Pennsylvanians held Independence from Fracking rallies outside key state senators offices, including Sen. Browne. The rallies, coordinated by local citizens and statewide environmental groups, highlighted key legislators continued opposition to a moratorium on fracking, despite growing support in the Commonwealth. There were rallies outside the offices of Pennsylvania Sen. Baker (R-Wayne), Sen. Browne (R-Lehigh), Sen....
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