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German Upper House Passes Resolution to Tighten Fracking Rules
2013-02-02 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany's upper house of parliament passed a resolution on Friday urging Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to tighten the rules for controversial modern drilling techniques, or fracking, for unconventional gas. The resolution piles the pressure on the government to draw up clear rules for the practice, which critics say could increase seismic risks and even pollute drinking water. The Bundesrat upper house, which represents Germany's 16 federal states, passed a resolution that demands an...
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Pennsylvania DEP Ignores Stringent Testing for Water Contamination from Fracking
2013-02-01 20:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Last week, a news report by the Timesonline revealed that the Pennsylvania Department of Environment (DEP) has been avoiding using its most stringent water testing method for determining if local drinking water has been polluted by fracking. The report serves as yet one more chapter in the continuing saga regarding DEPs water testing practices that turn a blind eye to fracking contaminants. The whole issue revolves around how the Pennsylvania DEP tests and reports results for water supplies reportedly...
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New York Fracking Opponents, Binghamton Mayor Escalate Efforts To Block Natural Gas Industry
2013-02-01 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Eileen Hamlin leaned in towards the computer screen for a closer look at the purple blocks peppering a digital map of New York state. The color denoted land leased to natural gas companies in anticipation of a potential lift of the state's four-and-a-half-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. "I've just learned that I'm surrounded on three sides by leased property," said Hamlin, a finger pointing out her Kirkwood land on the map. She sat still for several more seconds, eyes frozen...
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Fracking provides energy, jobs, and earthquakes?
2013-01-31 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: The United States has been called the Saudi Arabia of natural gas -- by President Barack Obama no less -- and in some of the economically hardest hit areas in this country there are signs of recovery. Across America natural gas exploration has opened the job market with tens of thousands of good paying jobs with benefits and 401Ks. To get all that gas, however, the industry uses a method known as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking,' and some worry if it's safe. Rock Center's Harry Smith visited...
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Western Energy Alliance's Sgamma discusses future of Interior's fracking rule
2013-01-31 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EETV: How will the Interior Department revise its controversial draft rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing? During today's OnPoint, Kathleen Sgamma, vice president of government and public affairs at the Western Energy Alliance, discusses potential changes to the draft rule and the impact of a new chief at Interior on access to federal lands for oil and gas exploration. Monica Trauzzi: Hello, and welcome to OnPoint. I'm Monica Trauzzi. Joining me today is Kathleen Sgamma, vice president of government...
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