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France rules to retain fracking ban
2013-10-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Green groups have praised a French court's decision to uphold a ban on fracking and urged David Cameron to halt the "hugely risky process" in the UK. France's constitutional court ruled late last week that a 2011 law banning the controversial technique used to extract shale gas "confirms to the constitution" and is not "disproportionate". US exploration company Schuepbach Energy had brought a complaint against the law after having two permits revoked because of the ban, arguing that no studies...
U.S. ban on some Samsung products to go into effect
2013-10-12 21:15:28| Electronics - Topix.net
Some older Samsung Electronics Co smartphones and tablets could be taken off store shelves in the United States after the U.S. Trade Representative opted not to reverse a ban ordered because the devices infringe Apple Inc patents.
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France upholds ban on fracking
2013-10-12 04:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The court rejected a case taken by the US company Schuepbach Energy which argued that the ban was discriminatory. The ruling is a victory for President Francois Hollande's ruling coalition of Socialists and Greens, which has opposed the technology. Fracking was banned in 2011 in France, which has some of the largest reserves of shale gas in Europe, under the conservative ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy because it was feared that it could pollute groundwater and even trigger earthquakes. Energy...
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French court upholds fracking ban
2013-10-11 17:06:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
France's constitutional council rejects an attempt to overturn a ban on fracking, the controversial method of extracting gas from rock.
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France Upholds Fracking Ban
2013-10-11 14:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: France's highest court on Friday upheld a government ban on a controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, in a defeat for a method that has revolutionized the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. The Constitutional Council ruled against a challenge by Schuepbach Energy, an American company, whose exploration permits were revoked after the French Parliament banned the practice. The method, known informally as fracking, pumps water, sand and chemicals under high...
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