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In ‘Gasland’ community, new tests revive old drilling debate
The well water at Ken Morcom and Kim Grosso’s house is laced with so much explosive methane that a Pennsylvania environmental regulator who went there to collect samples this summer decided it would be safer to coast her SUV down the driveway.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/gasland-community-tests-revive-drilling-debate-49581902
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Paralysed fracking protester falls from his wheelchair as police move him from path of 40-tonne truck
A disabled man was dragged from his wheelchair by police as he protested against fracking outside a controversial site. Shocking video shows disabled Nick Sheldrick being pulled out of the way of a 40-tonne lorry as police escorted it into the site.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/paralysed-fracking-protester-falls-wheelchair-10836588
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Derbyshire police ‘still looking into’ controversial events at fracking protest
Police are continuing to ‘look into’ events at a protest where an officer was filmed apparently hurled a female fracking demonstrator to the ground. A video showing the incident – which was uploaded to Facebook – was recorded during a protest outside drilling company PR Marriotts in Old Pit Lane, Danesmoor, […]
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Refugee and fracking activists a ‘bunch of cockroaches’, says Liberal pursuing Senate vacancy
One of the candidates vying to be the next West Australian senator for the Liberal Party has described supporters of refugee-friendly policies as “a bunch of cockroaches” swarming all over his former electorate.
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VIDEO: Row erupts over Danesmoor fracking protest
Traders in a north Derbyshire town say protests against a company involved in fracking are harming their businesses. About 20 to 30 anti-fracking campaigners are currently camped on Pilsley Road, near the offices of PR Marriotts in Danesmoor.
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/video-row-erupts-over-danesmoor-fracking-protest-1-8640706
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Scott Morrison took aim at the Gunner Government over its fracking moratorium
Treasurer Scott Morrison with Senator Nigel Scullion in Darwin, where Mr Morrison took aim at the Gunner Government over its fracking moratorium.
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Syfy’s ‘Blood Drive’ Blames Fracking for Its Dystopian America
Syfy’s new show, Blood Drive, centers itself on a dystopian world destroyed by climate change. As a result, anyone who wants a decent life must partake in a gruesome race using cars powered by human blood. Syfy’s description of the show is: “The Future: where water is a scarce as oil, and […]
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Re-fracking Wells
New techniques have the potential to revolutionize refracturing- a process used to recover oil from wells after the initial production phase.
http://www.myndnow.com/news/video/refracking-wells_20170613230455/740244778
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Gasland: HBO documentary key driver of opposition to fracking, study finds
Research indicates power of Oscar-nominated film that fueled rise in online searches, social media discussion, news coverage and activism, paper says. The Guardian. Sep 03 2015
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/02/gasland-hbo-documentary-fracking-opposition
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