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NYS Assembly Moving Forward with Fracking Moratorium
2013-03-06 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Assembly Democrats are expected Wednesday to pass a two-year hydrofracking moratorium, the second time in two years that the chamber has sought to block the controversial drilling practice. A hydrofracking moratorium has not moved forward in the Republican-led Senate, but now the Senate's control is shared by Democrats and Republicans. And Tuesday, the five-member group of breakaway Democratic senators proposed legislation for an additional 24 months to review the potential health impacts of...
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A Must Read Account of Fracking Colorado
2013-03-05 21:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: I went to a meeting earlier this winter in the Colorado Governor`s Office. Im not a regular. The Governor, John Hickenlooper, Hick to his friends, had called the meeting with Boulder County Commissioners to discuss the countys draft regulations governing the recovery of oil and gas found in the countys deep underground shale formations. The fact is that most of the state is underlain by these ancient and organically rich seabeds. All are ripe for exploitation through the use of the industrys...
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Yoko Ono and Artists Against Fracking
2013-03-05 13:06:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
A host of celebrities, including Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon, have joined forces to campaign against fracking in New York, which Governor Cuomo recently differed making a decision on.
NY fracking health study news draws cheers, jeers
2013-03-03 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: While opponents of fracking are pleased at a report that Gov. Andrew Cuomo will wait for a Pennsylvania health study before deciding whether to allow drilling, landowners are preparing to sue New York over lost gas-leasing opportunities and an industry group warned Sunday that a business exodus from the state will worsen. The Associated Press reported Saturday that Cuomo came close to approving a limited drilling plan for as many as 40 shale gas wells last month before environmentalist and former...
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New York Fracking Reportedly Held As Andrew Cuomo, RFK Jr. Talk Health
2013-03-02 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as close as he ever has to approving fracking last month, laying out a limited drilling plan for as many as 40 gas wells before changing course to await the findings of a new study after discussions with environmentalist and former brother-in-law Robert F. Kennedy Jr., several people familiar with his thinking told The Associated Press. The turning point, which could delay a decision for up to a year or longer, came in a series of phone calls with Kennedy. The two...
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