Tag: fracking
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35 Arrested Protesting Frac-Sand Mining Facilities
WINONA AREA CITICZENS CONCERNED ABOUT SILICA MINING / WINONA CATHOLIC WORKER — On April 29, more than 100 people shut down silica sand mining operations simultaneously at two facilities in the city of Winona …
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35 Arrested Protesting Frac-Sand Mining Facilities
WINONA AREA CITICZENS CONCERNED ABOUT SILICA MINING / WINONA CATHOLIC WORKER — On April 29, more than 100 people shut down silica sand mining operations simultaneously at two facilities in the city of Winona …
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New Yorkers Call on Gov. Cuomo to Protect Thriving Tourism Industry from Fracking
NEW YORKERS AGAINST FRACKING — “If Governor Cuomo is serious about creating a thriving tourist industry that continues to grow our economy and upstate jobs then he will realize that fracking is incompatible with that future …
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Community Group Launches Cutting-Edge Project to Test Air Quality for Fracking Chemicals
CITIZENS FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY — This cutting edge approach to conducting an air baseline project uses backpack air sampling instead of a stationary sampling location. This project will collect …
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The Price of Our Fertilizer Addiction
OTHERWORDS — Meanwhile, fertilizer runs off, polluting nearby waterways. And because fertilizer is made with natural gas—often obtained these days via the extreme drilling process known as fracking—it devastates the environment when it’s …