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Sandra Steingrabers Manifesto: Illinois Fracking Rules a Betrayal of Democracy and Science
2013-06-07 20:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
YES! Magazine: A new salvo has been fired in the national battle against fracking. Within hours of the Illinois General Assembly`s vote on its controversial bill on hydraulic fracking last Friday night, the Associated Press's headline rippled across nationwide newspapers: "Illinois lawmakers approve nation`s toughest fracking regulations." Not so fast, says Dr. Sandra Steingraber, the renowned scientist whom Rolling Stone has called the "toxic avenger." She returned to her native Illinois last week to join...
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France looks at America, says non to fracking
2013-06-07 18:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: France`s energy minister looked at the destruction being wrought on America`s environment by hydraulic fracturing and said "non, merci" to the latest push by her country`s business lobby to make fracking legal. Fracking was banned in France in 2011, and it looks like it`s going to stay banned. From Bloomberg: Frances ban on hydraulic fracturing should not be eased because the oil and gas drilling technique is causing considerable environmental damage in the U.S., according to a government...
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L.A. Now Live: Poll shows Californians concerned about fracking
2013-06-07 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As energy companies seek to plumb vast reserves of underground oil in California through the controversial drilling technique known as fracking, voters are concerned about its safety and uneasy with the state's lack of oversight, according to a new poll. Join us at 9 a.m. as we discuss the findings with Times Sacramento Bureau Chief Evan Halper. More than half of voters -- 58% -- say they favor a moratorium on the process of injecting chemicals deep into the ground to tap oil and natural gas...
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British Gas owner Centrica in talks to buy shale fracking stake
2013-06-07 09:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The British Gas owner Centrica is in talks with Britain's leading fracking company about buying a stake in its most promising acreage just months after playing down the prospects for shale gas. Sources have confirmed to the Guardian that discussions are ongoing between Cuadrilla Resources and Centrica over the sale of a stake in the Bowland shale in the north-west of England. A second shale operator, IGas, said earlier this week that estimates of its resources were considerably higher than...
Striking Face Box Wrenches can be used in fracking applications.
2013-06-06 14:29:26| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Available in various sizes, 14 straight-handle striking-face-box wrenches help crews ensure safety and reliability as they work on blowout preventers and flanges in pipeline construction and maintenance. These fracking tools feature 6-point design for increased fastener contact as well as stamped stud and nut sizes that facilitate identification. Colored in orange, tool line includes 5/8–2 ½ in. stud sizes. This story is related to the following:Wrenches |
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