Tag: fracking
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Stopping LNG Exports Key to Preventing the Spread of Fracking
ECOWATCH — Here’s the nightmare scenario: LNG exporters, together with their gas-producing partners in the shale gas fields, are forced to take all of the necessary steps to ensure they don’t default on the terms of …
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NYC Mayoral Hopeful Calls for Fracking Moratorium
ECOWATCH — At a rally held by New Yorkers Against Fracking today, Public Advocate and NYC mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio said, “The eyes of the nation are …
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Sally Jewell Confirmed as Next Interior Secretary
ECOWATCH — The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed Sally Jewell as the next secretary of the Interior Department. The REI chief executive, nominated by President Barack Obama to replace Ken Salazar, won confirmation by …
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Fact vs. Fiction: How Renewables Outshine Fracking
JAY WARMKE — But just how real is this fracking boom when compared with other developments within the energy industry—specifically the exponential growth of renewable energy …
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Groups Petition DOE to Revise Out-of-Date Policy for Approving Natural Gas Exports
SIERRA CLUB — The LNG export applications now before the DOE will significantly alter the shape of American energy policy if granted even in substantial part, and have the potential to make the U.S. one of the largest exporters of natural gas in the world …