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January's top stories: UK panel call for fracking ban, Total wins stake in onshore oil concession
2015-02-03 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
A group of UK legislators have proposed a moratorium on shale gas fracking in the country, and the Abu Dhabi government has selected Total as the first partner in a 40-year concession for several of its onshore oil fields. Hydrocarbons Technology wra
Fracking fears must be addressed
2015-02-01 23:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: SCOTTISH energy minister Fergus Ewings decision to place a moratorium on the granting of new licences permitting shale oil and gas exploration is, from one perspective, an opportunity for all interested parties to voice their support or raise concerns on the future of fracking in Scotland. At first glance this announcement had the potential to cause serious consternation from those who believe fracking will be an important part of the energy mix which keeps the lights on in the UK an approach...
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Aboriginal Mithaka take battle against fracking to UN
2015-01-31 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Radio New Zealand: esterday's state election in Queensland was watched closely by the Mithaka people - Aboriginal traditional owners of some of the iconic landscapes known as Channel Country in south western Queensland. They have taken their concerns to the UN, saying the state government has violated international law by failing to consult them over fracking.
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Wheeling Jesuit University to hold discussion on Ohio River fracking
2015-01-31 07:02:40| Logistics - Topix.net
Fracking under the Ohio River will be the topic for discussion with a number of local and state legislators, environmental experts and Gastar Exploration representatives during a forum set for Feb. 7 at Wheeling Jesuit University.
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Gov. Tom Wolf Plans to Ban New Fracking in Pennsylvania Parks, Forests
2015-01-29 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Gov. Tom Wolf plans to sign an executive order ending a short-lived effort by his predecessor to expand the extraction of natural gas from rock buried deep below Pennsylvania's state parks and forests, his office said Wednesday. Following through on a campaign pledge, Wolf will sign the order restoring a moratorium on new drilling leases involving public lands on Thursday at Benjamin Rush State Park in northeast Philadelphia. It will supersede an order that Republican Gov. Tom Corbett signed...
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