Tag: fracking
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Day 3: Fracking Pipeline Protest Gains Momentum
STOP THE TENNESSEE PIPELINE — The Northeast Upgrade Project would transport Marcellus Shale gas west to east from fracking wells along Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier. Fracking is …
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Fort Collins Bans Fracking as Democracy Comes Alive in Colorado
GARY WOCKNER — With fracking, threat has bred opportunity, and democracy has come alive in Colorado. While it’s profoundly unfortunate that thousands of homeowners are now threatened with the impacts of fracking, it’s also deeply important …
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Join in the Earth Day Theatrical Release of BIDDER 70 and Celebrate Tim DeChristopher’s Release from Prison
GATHR FILMS — This Earth Day, Monday, April 22, the day after Tim DeChristopher walks out of prison, we are going to celebrate with a countrywide, simultaneous theatrical screening of the award-winning documentary, BIDDER 70. The film will be followed …
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Groundbreaking Reports Show Fracking is a Risky Short-Term Bubble
ECOWATCH — Hughes and Rogers suggest the fracking boom may be a costly, risky, short-term “fix” for America’s long-term dependency on depleting oil and gas. Rather than offering the nation a century of cheap energy and economic prosperity, fracking may instead …
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BREAKING: Ohioans Shut Down Fracking Wastewater Storage Facility
APPALACHIA RESIST! — Ohio residents and environmental groups including Earth First! have disrupted operations at Greenhunter Water’s hydraulic fracturing or fracking wastewater storage site along the Ohio River in Washington County, Ohio. Nate Ebert, a 33-year-old Athens County resident and member of Appalachia Resist!, ascended a 30 foot pole …