Tag: fracking
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Fracking’s Dirty Little Secret
by Daryl Hannah and Diane Moss Fracking imposes unnecessary risks on public health and on our diminishing, yet most precious of resources–water. The Associated Press reported: “The government projects that at least 36 states will face water shortages within five years.” In 2013, the WSJ found at least 15.3 million Americans have a natural gas well within…
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Fracking the American Dream: Drilling Decreases Property Value
Drilling conflicts are almost always described in the context of their impacts on air, water and health. But increasingly, as the drilling boom sweeps the country, another part of the drilling story is starting to bubble up in drilling hotspots like Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, Wyoming and Texas. Increasingly, oil and gas development is butting…
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Industry Word Games Mislead Americans on Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, and other drilling practices have unlocked previously inaccessible reserves of oil and gas across the U.S. and the world. However, some of the debate over fracking is distorting public understanding of these practices and interfering with good decision-making about this recent boom in unconventional oil and gas production. [caption…
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Oil and Gas Regulations Fail to Protect Communities’ Water
A report was released today identifying and examining the dangers to water quality posed by oil and gas production in the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. The report, Watered Down, shows how regulatory systems fail to protect residents and communities from the harmful effects of oil and gas development. The report’s findings are: Oil and…
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Fracking Victim Sued for Defamation After Proving Drinking Water Flammable
By Julie Dermansky Weatherford, TX, homeowner Steve Lipsky has nothing to hide. He is not trying to take down Range Resources, a large oil and gas company with a reputation for bullying its critics, nor is he trying to defame the company as it has accused him of in a defamation lawsuit demanding over $3 million. Lipsky, a private, conservative man who…