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Fracking Debate Continues as EPA Issues Progress Report on Water Contamination
2013-01-09 16:04:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Hydraulic fracturing might be the hottest environmental debate brewing right now. In 2011, The Environmental Protection Agency began a study on the effects of hydraulic fracturing in drinking water, and after nearly two years released a "progress report" on its investigation.
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80+ Groups Challenge Gov. Cuomo to Lead on Climate Change and Protect His State from Fracking
2013-01-07 19:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A coalition of national environmental and progressive groups--including 350.org, Center for Biological Diversity, Democracy for America, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, Food & Water Watch, Greenpeace and Sierra Club--joined with other national and New York organizations to send Governor Cuomo a letter challenging him to be a national leader in addressing climate change. The letter applauds his stated commitment to addressing climate change and environmental protection, but highlights...
Fracking Debate on NY Moratorium
2013-01-07 14:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The controversial use of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," that is behind the country`s natural gas boom has come under scrutiny in the new Hollywood drama, Promised Land, and met stiff resistance in New York state, where a four-year moratorium against the process could soon expire. Democracy Now! hosted a 30-minute debate on fracking with two opponents and two supporters. The discussion includes: Kate Hudson, watershed program director at Riverkeeper--New York`s Clean Water Advocate; Phelim...
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Early fracking report hints at water quality
2013-01-07 00:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: An ongoing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study on natural gas drilling and its potential for groundwater contamination has gotten tentative praise so far from both industry and environmental groups. Glenn Paulson, the EPA's science adviser, describes the project as "one of the most aggressive public outreach programs in EPA history." The final report won't come out until late 2014. But a 275-page progress report was released in December and, for all its details, shows that the EPA doesn't...
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Measuring Fugitive Methane Emissions from Fracking
2013-01-04 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A Cornell study released last year, lead by Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology Robert Howarth, was the first of its kind to study the global warming impact of natural gas extraction from shale deposits. The conclusion was that fracking releases up to 8 percent of the extracted methane directly into the atmosphere, and reports that all methane will contribute to 44 percent of global warming. Photo Andrew Michler In recent days, news reports and blog posts have highlighted the problem...
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