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New center to set stringent standards for fracking in East
2013-03-20 14:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chicago Tribune: A coalition of energy companies, environmentalists and Pennsylvania-based philanthropies announced Wednesday the creation of a center that would provide more stringent standards for fracking and natural gas development in the Eastern United States. The Marcellus Shale formation, which extends from central New York to eastern Kentucky, is the site of a vast gas boom, most of it centered in Pennsylvania. But the production method of fracking, high-volume hydraulic fracturing that has tapped the gas...
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Fracking companies, environmentalists and philanthropies join forces
2013-03-20 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A first-of-its-kind effort to set cleaner shale gas development standards and reduce the industry's air and water impacts was launched today by a consortium of gas drilling companies, environmental groups and philanthropic foundations in Pittsburgh. The new Center for Sustainable Shale Development is a collaborative attempt to reduce the environmental risks and improve the performance of companies working in all phases of Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale development by setting higher performance...
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New Yorkers opposed to fracking: poll
2013-03-20 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Post: New Yorkers are turning against fracking, according to a new poll. Quinnipiac University said its survey shows "for the first time ever' opposition to the controversial natural gas drilling technique "by a clear margin,' 46-39 percent. That's a turnaround from 47-42 percent support in August 2011 as Gov. Cuomo continues to delay a decision on whether to allow high-volume horizontal drilling. The poll shows upstate voters slightly in favor of drilling in Marcellus Shale (44-42) and the suburbs...
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Both sides agree on tough new fracking standards
2013-03-20 11:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Some of the nation's biggest oil and gas companies have made peace with environmentalists, agreeing to a voluntary set of tough new standards for fracking in the Northeast that could lead to a major expansion of drilling. The program announced Wednesday will work a lot like Underwriters Laboratories, which puts its familiar UL seal of approval on electrical appliances that meet its standards. In this case, drilling and pipeline companies will be encouraged to submit to an independent review...
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Ohio is Not the Nations Fracking Waste Toilet
2013-03-18 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Fifty people, including Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins and Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl, braved the rain and cold today to gather at the Athens County Courthouse plaza, bedecked for the occasion with a full-sized outhouse, chanting "We are not the nation`s toxic toilet." The Athens rally was one of four events in Ohio announcing the filing of a citizens petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which was written on behalf of all Ohio citizens by Teresa Mills from the Center...
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