Tag: fracking
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Ohio is Not the Nation’s Fracking Waste Toilet
ATHENS COUNTY FRACKING ACTION NETWORK — The Athens rally was one of four events in Ohio announcing the filing of a citizens’ petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which was written on behalf of all Ohio citizens by …
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A Closer Look at Obama’s ‘All of the Above’ Energy Policy
DESMOGBLOG — But there is a larger political lesson to be learned here about President Obama and his political calculus when it comes to the environment. It is a lesson that was recently summed up best by …
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12 Arrested Blockading Controversial Fracking Infrastructure
GAS FREE SENECA — Twenty-five demonstrators blockaded the Inergy facility, which they say is one example of numerous fracking infrastructure projects that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have allowed to “slip in the back door” while …
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Fracking Moratorium Bills Introduced in Illinois
ENVIRONMENT ILLINOIS — Speaker Madigan’s announcement comes as other state legislatures are also moving to halt or restrict fracking. New York’s Assembly approved a …
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As New York Considers its Next Move on Fracking, Attention Turns to Proposed Gas Storage Facilities
GAS FREE SENECA — Environmental advocates are concerned that these projects will lock the region into continued extraction and use of dirty fossil fuels and discourage the growth of renewable energy …