Tag: Energy
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Fracking Divide: Simulating Gas Development in Colorado’s Wild Wild West
SKYTRUTH — While gas wells, roads, pipelines, and other infrastructure could fragment the wilderness of the Thompson Divide, a wide-range of stakeholders and citizen groups have joined together out of concern for this valuable resource. Local citizens have …
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Climate Change Milestone Demands Shift to Renewable Energy
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND — According to scientists, there’s no doubt that human beings are responsible for rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, with most of global climate pollution coming from the energy sector, especially burning fossil fuels …
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New Yorkers Win Frack Fight at Local Level
EARTHJUSTICE — Local residents and elected leaders in Dryden, N.Y. are celebrating victory in a closely watched case over local fracking bans. A state appeals court ruled in favor of the towns …
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Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
TOMDISPATCH — Now, a new generation of downwinders is getting sick as an emerging industry pushes the next wonder technology—in this case, high-volume hydraulic fracturing. Whether they live in Texas, Colorado or Pennsylvania, their symptoms are the same: rashes, nosebleeds, severe headaches …
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The Beautiful Poisoned Children of China
DONNA LISENBY — In the last four months, pollution levels in China have climbed to levels never before recorded in the history of our planet. More than 1.2 million Chinese per year are dying early due to pollution while birth defects …