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Natural gas developers banking on report to prevent Pa. fracking ban
This article discusses how natural gas developers are banking on report to prevent Pa. fracking ban.
Natural gas developers in Pennsylvania are hoping a recent water quality report by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission could squelch plans for a fracking ban that’s currently being considered by the neighboring Delaware River […]
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How did Maryland ban fracking? Listen here.
This podcast describes how Maryland banned fracking.
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Quebec to ban shale gas fracking, tighten rules for oil and gas drilling
This article discusses where and why Quebec has banned fracking. New measures ban drilling for oil and gas in 1-km zone around urban areas, including Montreal.
The Quebec government is banning fracking for shale gas provincewide.
Pierre Moreau, the minister of energy and natural resources, announced a series of new measures to regulate oil […]
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How Maryland Banned Fracking – Podcast
This article takes you to a podcast on how Maryland banned fracking.
It was developed and posted by the Endocrine Disruption Exchange.
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Fracking Moratorium Passes VA Committee – SB951
This brief article is a hopeful sign that things might be going well for the 5 Counties in the Taylorsville County. Scroll down to the bottom of the article. The Virginia legislature is actually considering a 4-year moratorium on fracking in what is called the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. […]
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Fracking Wastewater used on crops? No – really? (yes)
There are 2 videos about this. Fracking wastewater is being used on crops in California, some of which are called “organic”. Unbelievable! There are so many poisons in the waste water, it has to cause problems with the health of anyone eating those crops. If you are not sure, […]
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Lawsuit by O&G Industry Results in Fines to Environmental Lawyers
This article discusses one of many lawsuits, won by the O&G industry, against activists who try to stop the fossil fuel industry. The lawyers attempted to defend a rural Pennsylvania township’s ban on underground injections of frack waste. It seems that the O&G industry is beginning to start suing opposition to […]
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Colorado – Public meeting on fracking ban slated for March
A public forum to gauge how a potential ban on oil and gas development could play out in Lafayette, and in a likely ensuing court battle, will take place in early March.
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Fracking road plan opposed by council
A traffic safety scheme for a revised bid by Cuadrilla to frack at Roseacre Wood has been rejected by Fylde Council and has been recommended for refusal by experts at County Hall. Fylde Council’s planning committee has voted unanimously to oppose the shale gas exploration company’s move to construct a […]
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Large reserve of natural gas under Cumberland County
Nova Scotia’s recently released onshore petroleum atlas suggests a large reserve of natural gas sits under Cumberland County. Most of it, however, is shale gas that requires hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a practice that is banned in Nova Scotia.
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