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Ohio Legislation Introduced to Ban Fracking Waste Injection Wells
2013-05-01 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: This week, State Sen. Mike Skindell (D-Lakewood), State Rep. Denise Driehaus (D-Cincinnati) and State Rep. Robert Hagan (D-Youngstown) introduced legislation to ban Class II fracking waste injection wells in Ohio. The bill would prevent waste from being discharged into Ohios waterways after treatment, and would make it illegal for municipalities to use the liquid waste from oil and gas operations for dust and ice control on roadways. Today, grassroots leaders from around the state applauded the...
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Three Fracking Moratorium Bills Win Key Vote in California Legislature
2013-05-01 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Three bills that would halt fracking in California won key votes Monday night, passing the Assembly Natural Resources Committee despite intense pressure from the oil industry. Richard Blooms A.B. 1301, Holly Mitchells A.B. 1323 and Adrin Nazarians A.B. 649 would place a moratorium on fracking while threats posed by the controversial practice to Californias environment and public health are studied. Concerned residents rally outside a California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources...
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VIDEO: Browne: Fracking is game changing
2013-04-30 10:55:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Lord Browne told HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur of the huge gas reserves unlocked by fracking within the USA, saying it now represents 30% of American gas production.
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Assembly panel backs halt to fracking
2013-04-30 09:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Plans to halt fracking in California advanced in the Legislature on Monday, when a key committee approved three measures that would prohibit the practice until the state can study it further. The votes were a victory for environmentalists, who have been scrambling to slow the boom in fracking nationwide. A proposed moratorium on fracking failed in the California Legislature last year. Hydraulic fracturing is the practice of injecting chemicals into the ground to break apart rock and release...
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EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
2013-04-28 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in fracking help or hurt the fight against climate change? Oil and gas drilling companies had pushed for the change, but there have been differing scientific estimates of the amount of methane that leaks from wells, pipelines and other facilities...
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