Tag: fracking
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Protests Stop Chevron Fracking Operations in Romania
U.S. oil company Chevron were forced to halt exploratory drilling for shale gas at their drill site in eastern Romania for the second time in as many months, following mass anti-fracking protests. Around 300 local people turned out for the protest—while an equal number of riot police were called in to restrain activists. [caption id=”attachment_314780″…
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10 Most Toxic Ingredients Used In Coal, Oil and Gas Production
By Don Lieber There are many reasons to reject fossil fuels now, after 200 years of their reign as society’s primary energy source. History will articulate both the benefits provided to human society derived from fossil fuel energy technologies from 1750 to the present—and the extensive costs. In addition to transportation, electricity, industrial power, military…
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Monterey Shale Report Exposes Myth of Economic Prosperity From Fracking California
Post Carbon Institute and Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy released a groundbreaking report on yesterday using industry data that presents compelling evidence that the promise of a Monterey Shale boom is a myth. Authored by geoscientist J. David Hughes, the report, Drilling California: A Reality Check on the Monterey Shale, is the first analysis of oil production…
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50,000+ Demand DEC Withdraw Flawed LNG Regulations
On the last day for public comment on the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) regulations, New Yorkers Against Fracking, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPRIG), Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Catskills Citizens for Safe Energy, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Food & Water Watch, Frack Action, United For Action and others delivered tens of…
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Tell Gov. Brown and DOC: Ban Fracking in California
[caption id="attachment_313002" align="alignright" width="303"] Celebrities, including Hayden Panettiere, ask “What the Frack?”[/caption] From the Sacramento Valley to Los Angeles County, fracking is quickly expanding across California, polluting local air, threatening local waterways, accelerating climate change, eroding property values and creating tremendous amounts of toxic waste. The California Department of Conservation (DOC) is accepting public comments on its…