Tag: Energy
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NY Fracking Decision Delayed, DOH Announces Need for More Time to Complete Health Review
ECOWATCH — Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah sent a letter to the Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens today that says the Department of Health will need more time to …
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Fracking California: Advocates Make Case for Ban at Senate Hearing
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY — “The Monterey Shale’s estimated 15 billion barrels of oil would only supply our nation’s energy needs for three to four years, but fracking and its resulting toxic waste would have a devastating impact on California’s air, water and communities for generations …
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Why New Yorkers Don’t Trust Governor Cuomo on Fracking
PAUL GALLAY — Governor Cuomo must stand up as a national leader on the environment and climate change by hitting the reset button on fracking. Otherwise, people might just conclude that the process was “rigged” from the start …
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President Obama Urged to Outline Plan to Tackle Global Warming in State of the Union
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA — From Hurricane Sandy to the worst drought since the Dust Bowl, far too many Americans have already been affected by extreme weather events fueled by global warming pollution. Scientists warn that these events …
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Ad in The New York Times Calls for a ‘Time Out’ on LNG Exports
ECOWATCH — In a half-page ad today in The New York Times, more than 40 groups and high-profile individuals calll on President Obama to take a “time out” in the headlong run to export more than 40 percent of America’s natural gas for use by other nations …