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Court Victory for Opponents of Fracking in California
2013-04-09 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, a federal judge has ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County, Calif., without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. The ruling came in response to a suit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, challenging a September 2011 decision by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to auction off about 2,500 acres of land in southern Monterey County to oil companies....
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Sorting through the claims, counterclaims about environmental impact of 'fracking.'
2013-04-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: It's difficult to find scientists who have not lined up on one side or another on hydraulic fracking for oil and natural gas. The anti-fracking groups have their scientific talking points, and the pro-fracking groups have their counterclaims. Some of the scientists who have put out pro-fracking reports have turned out to be tied to the industry. When even the federal panel formed to study the issue is stacked with industry supporters, it's hard for environmentalists and health advocates to believe...
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Shale-rich Spanish region to vote to ban fracking
2013-04-08 07:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Lawmakers in Spain's northern Cantabria region unanimously voted on Monday to ban hydraulic fracturing on environmental concerns, shooting down the central government's hopes for a project to boost jobs in a region believed to be rich in shale gas. Spain, battling a deep recession and high unemployment, imports about 76 percent of its energy needs and the technology to extract shale gas, known as fracking, could help relieve its foreign dependence on oil, coal and gas. Early estimates indicate...
Fracking coalition upsets both greens and drillers
2013-04-07 22:05:59| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Like a marriage the in-laws don't approve of, a new plan to strengthen standards for fracking is creating unusual divisions among environmentalists and supporters of the oil and gas industry.
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Fracking coalition upsets both greens and drillers
2013-04-07 21:34:48| Energy - Topix.net
Like a marriage the in-laws don't approve of, a new plan to strengthen standards for fracking is creating unusual divisions among environmentalists and supporters of the oil and gas industry.
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