Tag: fracking
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Thousands Worldwide Urge Leaders to Ban Fracking
On Saturday, Oct. 19, thousands of people joined together in an international day of action, with more than 250 events on six continents, calling for a ban on fracking. The second annual Global Frackdown 2, a project of Food & Water Watch, challenged policy makers to oppose fracking and support investment in renewable energy. [caption id="attachment_308628" align="alignnone" width="500"] Global Frackdown 2…
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Pipeline Spews 20,600 Barrels of Fracked Oil Amidst Government Shutdown
More than 20,600 barrels of oil fracked from the Bakken Shale has spilled from a Tesoro Logistics pipeline in …
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European Union Votes for Mandatory Fracking Impact Studies
While fracking has been touted as the answer to our energy and economic problems in the U.S., Europe has proven to be more cautious …
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Groups Send List of Requirements for Fracking Regulations to Illinois Officials
As absentee oil and gas companies register with the state of Illinois this month, downstate citizens groups are taking the lead among statewide environmental groups and laying out scientific and legal standards for the Illinois Department of Natural Re…
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New Yorkers Tell Hillary Clinton: No to Fracking, Yes to Renewables
Last week, Hillary Clinton gave a lecture on a range of topics at Hamilton College in NY. Unfortunately, she was gravely wrong to tout the fact that the U.S. is seeing record-breaking oil and gas production as good news, which is tied to the expansion …