Tag: fracking
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Illinois Officials Surrender to Fracking Industry, Residents Outraged by Negligence
The concerned residents emphasized that the regulatory bill was crafted by lobbyists and lawyers, without scientists or medical professionals, and with no public health or environmental studies.
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Filmmaker Josh Fox Joins L.A. Protest Demanding California Fracking Ban
“I look forward to meeting, educating and being inspired by Californians as I travel across the state with Gasland Part II over the coming weeks. If any state can stand up to the influence that the oil and gas industry wields over our elected officials and government agencies and demand a cleaner, renewable energy future,…
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Fracking IL: A Moratorium is the Only Answer
The moratorium bill on fracking in Illinois is being treated by elected officials like impractical guest towels and fancy soap. It’s there just for decoration, just for show of respectability. The host gets credit for it and guests admire it—what a lovely display—but it’s otherwise ignored and unused …
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Fracked Gas: A Bridge Fuel to Nowhere
To start, natural gas is not the clean-energy solution it’s touted to be. According to the Pembina Institute, if only five of the 12 proposed liquefied natural gas terminals were built on the B.C. coast, they could spew 63-million tons of carbon a year into the atmosphere—exceeding the amount now produced by the Alberta tar…
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Top 5 Reasons LNG Exports Are a Very Bad Idea
The Department of Energy has failed to consider the environmental and health consequences of such a radical increase in natural gas drilling. They really should, because both the potential risks and the known harms are enormous. Here are five environme…