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Proposed Fracking Rules Anger Environmentalists, Annoy Industry
2013-05-16 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for its first major regulation of hydraulic fracturing on public lands, attempting to address at least a portion of the controversial drilling practice thats unlocked vast new supplies of U.S. oil and gas but has also raised fears about its environmental impact, particularly on local water supplies. The proposal is softer on energy producers than an initial draft floated by the Interior Departments Bureau of Land Management last year....
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Improve Your World: No Fracking, Yes Renewable Energy
2013-05-12 15:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: [Editor's note: Students from the State University of New York (SUNY) School of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY held their 2013 graduation ceremony yesterday. SUNY ESF's motto is "Improve Your World." Dr. Sandra Steingraber was given an honorary doctoral degree for her life's work on environmental health and science, including her work to fight fracking in New York. She was given a standing ovation for her inspirational speech (see below) and called on our future environmental...
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Plans to increase exports of liquefied natural gas could accelerate fracking boom, critics say
2013-05-12 04:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as energy companies seek permits for proposed export projects that could set off a renewed frenzy of fracking. Expanded drilling is unlocking enormous reserves of crude oil and natural gas, offering the potential of moving the country closer to its decades-long quest for energy independence. Yet as the industry looks...
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Fracking Infrastructure vs. American Values
2013-05-10 21:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Residents of Minisink, NY, go face to face with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2012. As advances in technology open vast territories of the U.S. to new forms of extreme fossil fuel extraction, more and more American communities find themselves battling not only private oil and gas companies but also their own government to protect their homes, health and way of life. The oil and gas rush requires a massive infrastructure network to get those fuels to markets, domestic as well as foreign,...
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Michigan Groups Rally to Stop Fracking on Public Lands
2013-05-10 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, organizations and citizens from across Michigan came together for a day of action in opposition to the bi-annual auction of publicly-owned mineral rights to oil and natural gas companies for fracking. Last October, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) leased more than 190,000 acres of mineral rights from counties across the state. The average parcel sold for around $18 an acre. During the rally, a diverse group of students, elected officials, indigenous peoples, mothers...
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