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Huge Election Victories for Colorados Anti-Fracking Movement
2013-11-06 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday`s election brought huge results for anti-fracking voters in Fort Collins, Boulder and Lafayette where all measures were approved that will either ban or pause the practice of hydraulic fracturing. Initial results show Broomfield with a tally so close--13 votes--that it will force a recount. "With wins in Boulder, Lafayette and Fort Collins--and a partial-victory in Broomfield--this election sends a huge wake-up call to Governor Hickenlooper that the people of Colorado do not want to...
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Anti-fracking measures win in three Colorado cities
2013-11-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Camera: Aversion to the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing was confirmed this afternoon as final election results showed voters in three cities along the Front Range -- including Boulder and Lafayette -- approving a halt to the energy extraction method within their borders. In Broomfield, the only other city to have a fracking ban on the ballot, the issue was failing by a mere 13 votes out of more than 20,000 cast, according to unofficial final results released this morning by the Broomfield...
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Water, wealth and whites - South Africa's potent anti-fracking mix
2013-10-28 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Stretching across the heart of South Africa, the Karoo has stirred emotions for centuries, a stunning semi-desert wilderness that draws artists, hunters and the toughest of farmers. It is now rousing less romantic passions. If energy companies and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) get their way, it will soon be home to scientists and geologists mapping out shale gas fields touted as game-changers for Africa's biggest economy, and working out whether fracking will work here. As with...
Anti-fracking protests expected worldwide
2013-10-19 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press TV: Fracktivists from over 20 countries will gather on Saturday to call for an end to fracking and dangerous shale gas extractions and demand action to protect the public, Russia Today reported. Activists from Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and Indonesia will also join the global movement. So far, a total 26 countries are listed to be participating in the planned protest rally. The use of hydraulic fracturing technique, commonly known as fracking, in gas and oil exploration involves pumping...
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Police stop anti-fracking protest in Romania
2013-10-16 22:30:12| Energy - Topix.net
The protesters blocked a road and made a human chain in a field where Chevron plans to its operation soon, but police intervened and cleared them from the area Wednesday.
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