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Court Upholds Imposing Fracking Ban in Colorado City
2014-03-03 08:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: A Colorado judge has approved the results of a November 2013 vote approving a five-year ban on hydraulic fracturing in Broomfield, Colo. The Feb. 27 ruling by Colorado District Court Judge Chris Melonakis of the 17th Judicial District means Broomfield's five-year ban on fracking remains in effect, the city said in a statement. Following a recount in which the initiative was deemed to have passed by 20 votes, opponents of the ban challenged the election results. An earlier court ruling had enjoined...
Los Angeles moves towards fracking ban after environmental concerns
2014-03-02 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The city council of Los Angeles has voted to start drafting rules that would ban the controversial process of fracking within its jurisdiction. Following concerns raised by residents and campaigners, the council has taken the first steps on the way to a ban that would stand until city politicians are certain of the environmental impacts of the process. Fracking works by blasting rocks with water and chemicals, which then fracture the rocks and release the natural gas contained within them....
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Why we need an outright ban on fracking in UK
2014-02-26 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Getting arrested for taking part in direct action at Balcombe was the most liberating experience I've ever had. Nothing I've ever done in my life has made me feel so empowered and alive. Anyone can Google the "List of the Harmed" or look at the Shalefield Stories detailing what's happened to people in the US as a result of fracking the nosebleeds, the cancers, the spontaneous abortions in livestock, the seizures and silicosis in the worker's lungs. Not to mention the farming revenue lost from...
Feds ban small number of tank cars carrying crude, rail industry says
2014-02-26 05:28:20| Railroads - Topix.net
Tuesday's emergency order, issued on the eve of a hearing in Congress Wednesday on rail safety, also requires that crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken region be tested and properly labeled.
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Council Votes to Ban People at Children's Pool During Seal Pupping Season
2014-02-25 08:00:39| Biotech - Topix.net
By JAMES R. RIFFEL City News Service The San Diego City Council voted 6-3 today to prohibit people from venturing down to the beach at the Children's Pool during harbor seal pupping season.
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