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DEQ plans public meetings to discuss 'fracking'
2013-04-27 14:21:01| Waste Management - Topix.net
Michigan environmental regulators plan three public meetings in the coming week to discuss what officials say are widespread misconceptions about oil and gas development, and critics of a process known as "fracking" say they'll be ready.
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National Parks in Peril from Fracking
2013-04-26 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As the U.S. Department of the Interiors Bureau of Land Management (BLM) updates rules for oil and gas drilling on federal land, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) released yesterday National Parks and Hydraulic Fracturing: Balancing Energy Needs, Nature and Americas National Heritage. This new report examines the impact of existing, proposed and potential oil and gas development on Americas national parks and offers recommendations to ensure future drilling safeguards public health...
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In Gasland sequel, fracking sagas pressure ratchets up
2013-04-26 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Josh Fox`s 2010 documentary Gasland alerted legions of people to the dangers of fracking and helped grow the movement against the drilling technique, which has created a natural-gas bonanza in many parts of the U.S. Now Fox is back with a sequel, Gasland Part II, that premiered this week at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The new film begins much like its predecessor: Shots of politicians alternate with shots of the forest, dripping wet with fresh rain. Fox introduces himself, his...
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United Kingdom: MPs say cash-for-locals scheme would overcome shale gas fracking opposition
2013-04-26 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Companies fracking for shale gas in the UK should be made to offer substantial financial incentives to people living near their sites, an influential committee of MPs has said. The energy and climate change committee said on Friday that measures such as cash payments or rebates on energy bills would be needed to overcome local opposition to shale gas drilling, which has been associated with water, ground and air pollution in the US, and which green groups say is incompatible with moving to a low-carbon...
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U.K. Fracking May Not Reduce Domestic Gas Prices, Report Shows
2013-04-26 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Developing U.K. shale gas may fail to follow U.S. precedent and cut local prices due to differences in geography, population density and environmental controls and as world fuel demand grows, according to a parliamentary report. On the flipside, shale would benefit the U.K. by reducing reliance on gas imports and adding to tax revenue, the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee said in the report. Ministers should be careful not to base energy policy on an assumption that gas...
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