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Video feature: New York's fracking debate a state divided
2013-03-07 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Plans for hydraulic fracturing have divided New York for five years, and a recent move to defer a final decision on the issue has failed to cool the debate. So what do the people who live there think about the prospect of fracking in New York? Heidi
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Fracking foes ask for Lafayette moratorium, vote of residents
2013-03-06 23:25:47| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Anti-fracking activists turned up the heat on elected leaders Tuesday night, submitting a petition with nearly 1,000 signatures that demands an immediate moratorium on any new drilling activity in the city.
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An Inside Look at Democracy in Action to Ban Fracking in Fort Collins
2013-03-06 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: I drove to Fort Collins, Colorado last night to testify in favor of a proposed ban on fracking within that citys boundaries. When I got there I discovered the Colorado Petroleum Association, the political arm of the industry, had already issued a press release stating the council had passed the ban. Sure enough, the council, after hearing several hours of citizen testimony voted 5-2 in favor of the ban, causing one activist to mutter in amusement that you just cant underestimate the power of...
Ohioans Lobby for Support of Proposed Fracking Legislation at Statehouse Protest
2013-03-06 19:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Citizens from across the state converged on the Ohio Statehouse today to lobby for legislator support of proposed legislation that would protect Ohioans from the effects of hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Organized as part of Legislator Accountability Day, the action was sponsored by Buckeye Forest Council, Frack Free Ohio, Food & Water Watch, Center for Heath, Environment & Justice and Ohio Sierra Club. The groups called for a return of local municipal control over oil and gas activities,...
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Fracking Ban Final in Fort Collins
2013-03-06 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Fort Collins City Council, on a second reading Tuesday night, voted to uphold the fracking ban within city limits by a vote of 5-2. The ban is now final. This vote defies the governor and other state authorities who say local governments have no right to regulate the oil and gas industry. The state and Colorado Oil and Gas Association threatened lawsuits if Fort Collins ban on fracking became final. The Fort Collins City Council stood up to the bulliesGovernor Hickenlooper and the Big Oil...
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