Tag: fracking
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Groups Find Flaws in Fracked Gas Export Plan
SIERRA CLUB — The increased demand for natural gas in the domestic and global markets would mean more fracking by oil and gas companies, which already exploit exemptions from …
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Yet Another University Entangled with the Fracking Industry
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The University of Tennessee should not join the world of frackademica, and instead, should seek out research opportunities that can help wean the U.S. off its fossil fuel addiction and make clean, renewable energy …
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Fracking Our Farms: A Tale of Five Farming Families
ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION — With hundreds of thousands of fracking wells and waste injection sites in the U.S., it’s likely that our food supply already contains water, plants and animals contaminated with fracking chemicals. While we hear a lot about …
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Science Over Politics: Cuomo’s Delay on Lifting Fracking Moratorium is Applauded
PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND ENGINEERS FOR A HEALTHY ENERGY — We commend you for making this decision especially because it runs counter to some actions taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and governors in other states with shale oil and gas such as Governor Corbett of Pennsylvania, Governor Kasich of Ohio and Governor Hickenlooper…
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Fracking Goes South: Oil and Gas Industry (and NFL Owner) Lick Their Chops Over Chattanooga Shale
TENNESSEE RIVERKEEPER — Hydraulic fracturing is expanding in the South. The gas drilling companies are licking their chops over an area known as the Chattanooga Shale which spans across …