Tag: fracking
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Colorado Residents Protest Fracking at Democratic Governors’ Conference
This past Saturday, hundreds of Coloradans from across the state gathered outside the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) meeting at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, CO, to tell Gov. Hickenlooper and other governors from across the country to say no t…
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Secret Trade Deals Promote Fracking, Threaten Future of American Democracy
Because while the American people aren’t being told what’s in the deal, and while members of Congress are being shut out of the negotiations, representatives from more than 600 corporations and corporate interests are able not only to see the text of the agreement, but also are …
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Frac-Sand Mining Boom Adds to Growing List of Fracking Dangers
We often think of fracking as mainly using chemicals and water, but the process consumes vast amounts of sand that is injected down wells, helping to fracture the rocks. In turn, this sand mining …
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Ohio Fights Back After Becoming the Nation’s Fracking Waste Dump
Ohio is home to 190,000 of the 680,000 fracking fluid disposal wells nationwide. Last year, more than 14 million barrels of the toxic waste were injected into …
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New Yorkers Call for Renewables at Anti-Fracking Rally During Cuomo Fundraiser
Residents gathered today to rally against fracking and for renewable energy outside of Gov. Cuomo’s (D-NY) fundraiser in Syracuse, NY. The concerned residents urged …