Tag: fracking
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Surrounding States Mull Fracking Waste Bans Leaving NY No Room for Dirty Drilling
Opening a new front in the battle over fracking in New York State, citizens in yet another neighboring state—Massachusetts—called on their legislators to ban the processing of fracking wastewater …
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Six Arrested Attempting to Block Oil Train to Canada
Yesterday, members of 350 Maine attempted to block a Pan Am train as it passed through downtown Fairfield, aiming to prevent roughly 70,000 barrels of crude oil from reaching the Irving Refinery in New Brunswick, Canada. The blockade was staged …
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UK Earmarked for Fracking, Massive Public Backlash On Horizon
According to Greenpeace research almost two thirds of England has been earmarked for potential fracking, and local opposition, particularly in Conservative constituencies, is expected to be fierce …
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Halliburton and ALEC Push Industry-Friendly Fracking Legislation in North Carolina
North Carolina senators are taking an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) style approach in their efforts to push through legislation that allows oil companies a loophole in regulations requiring …
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Tsunami of Public Outrage Against Fracking in Colorado
The assault Greeley is undergoing because of this court decision should be frightening to the citizens of every city underlain by shale deposits. This includes …