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United Kingdom: Lancashire council defers Cuadrilla fracking decision
2015-01-28 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Planning decisions on the UKs full scale fracking have been deferred for eight weeks by Lancashire county council (LCC), which was due to decide this week on two proposals from shale gas explorer Cuadrilla. But after council planning officers recommended last week that permission should be refused on the grounds of unnacceptable noise and heavy truck traffic, Cuadrilla submitted revised proposals. LCCs chief legal adviser said on Wednesday that these proposals were substantive and therefore...
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Erie rejects fracking moratorium
2015-01-28 08:44:12| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Bradley Beck, of Erie, holds up a stack of signed petitions from residents opposing a fracking moratorium at a town trustees meeting Tuesday night.
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Why Fracking Is a Breast Cancer Issue
2015-01-27 18:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Most people consider fracking a climate change issue. They are able to make the connection between a potent greenhouse gas like methane and its impact on warming the planet. But methane emission leaks at well sites are only one of the many concerns of the fracking boom. The toxic process also uses more than 700 chemicals, many linked to breast cancer. Fracking threatens the necessities of life, and just as this process drives climate change, it also increases our risk for breast cancer. So what...
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Report Shows How Fracking Industry Failure to Follow Regulations Impacts Human Health
2015-01-27 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A new report out today from Environment America Research & Policy Center shows that all types of fracking companies, from small to large, are prone to violating rules intended to protect human health and the environment. The report, Fracking Failures: Oil and Gas Industry Environmental Violations in Pennsylvania and What They Mean for the U.S., analyses Pennsylvanias oil and gas industry over a four-year period and found that the top offenders of regulationsaveraging more than one environmental...
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United Kingdom: Government forced to U-turn on fracking plans
2015-01-27 12:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The government has been forced to change plans on where fracking can occur across the UK after conceding to Labours calls to close 13 environmental loopholes in the industrys regulation. Energy secretary Ed Davey accepted amendments to the infrastructure bill put forward by Labour. The amendments include an outright ban on fracking within national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as areas close to water supplies. Fracking companies will also have to monitor the environment...
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