Tag: fracking
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Court Victory for Opponents of Fracking in California
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY / SIERRA CLUB — Today, a federal judge has ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County, Calif., without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. The ruling came in response to …
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Gasland’s Impact on the Explosive Growth of the Anti-Fracking Movement
ECOWATCH — Three years later, anti-fracking activism has grown into a full-fledged national movement. Its members are diverse, ranging from homeowners displaced by the shale gas industry’s harmful activities, to farmers …
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Fracking Industry Greases Gears of Government in Tennessee
TENNESSEE CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB — We are facing an invasion of the fracking industry. They have their eyes on exploiting oil and gas across two-thirds of Tennessee and we are the only ones that can, or will, stop them. At stake is our …
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Mark Ruffalo Honored at this Year’s Riverkeeper Fishermen’s Ball on April 16
RIVERKEEPER — The evening will feature award presentation by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and a special musical performance by Grammy award-winning artist Lyle Lovett as Riverkeeper and its supporters celebrate the power of the grassroots movement for clean water and sustainable energy …
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The Price of Sand: New Documentary Exposes Dangers of Frac-Sand Mining
THE PRICE OF SAND — Minnesota and Wisconsin are experiencing a mining boom because both states have plentiful deposits of pure silica sand, a necessary component in hydraulic fracturing or fracking. A Minnesota legislator recently compared the current demand for frac-sand to a …