Fracking, Fracking and More Fracking
Fracking, Fracking and More Fracking It’s virtually impossible these days to read, listen to or watch a news program that doesn’t mention hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Nearly every day … LEED Points
View Article11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban
11,000+ Massachusetts Residents Call for a Fracking Ban This morning, more than 11,000 residents called on Beacon Hill to ban the dirty drilling process fracking, in petitions presented by Environment...
View ArticleJosh Fox Talks Fracking and Gasland Part II on The Daily Show
Josh Fox Talks Fracking and Gasland Part II on The Daily Show Watch The Daily Show’s John Oliver interview Gasland Director Josh Fox on his new film, Gasland Part II, which elaborates on … LEED Points
View ArticleTsunami of Public Outrage Against Fracking in Colorado
Tsunami of Public Outrage Against Fracking in Colorado The assault Greeley is undergoing because of this court decision should be frightening to the citizens of every city underlain by shale deposits....
View ArticleSurrounding States Mull Fracking Waste Bans Leaving NY No Room for Dirty...
Surrounding States Mull Fracking Waste Bans Leaving NY No Room for Dirty Drilling Opening a new front in the battle over fracking in New York State, citizens in yet another neighboring...
View ArticleGasland Part II: Our Democracy is On Fire
Gasland Part II: Our Democracy is On Fire "I won’t sit by and watch our democracy burn. On Monday, July 8 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO, I’m going to get the right message out and I hope you’ll join me."LEED...
View ArticleThe Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells
The Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells According to ProPublica, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “has not counted the number of cases of waste migration or contamination in more than 20...
View ArticleFossil Fuel Chemical Supplier Shut Down By Fracking Protesters
Fossil Fuel Chemical Supplier Shut Down By Fracking Protesters Momentive is one of the largest worldwide distributors of “resin coated proppants,” a necessary component for high-volume slickwater...
View ArticleEPA to Allow Consumption of Toxic Fracking Wastewater by Wildlife and Livestock
EPA to Allow Consumption of Toxic Fracking Wastewater by Wildlife and Livestock PEER is asking the EPA to rewrite the permits to regulate all the chemicals being discharged and to determine whether the...
View ArticleIncreased Frequency of Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells
Increased Frequency of Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells The increased rates of earthquakes occurring in the central and eastern U.S over the past few years is a growing cause...
View ArticleOhio Fights Back After Becoming the Nation’s Fracking Waste Dump
Ohio Fights Back After Becoming the Nation’s Fracking Waste Dump Ohio is home to 190,000 of the 680,000 fracking fluid disposal wells nationwide. Last year, more than 14 million barrels of the toxic...
View ArticleColorado Residents Protest Fracking at Democratic Governors’ Conference
Colorado Residents Protest Fracking at Democratic Governors’ Conference This past Saturday, hundreds of Coloradans from across the state gathered outside the Democratic Governors Association (DGA)...
View ArticleTreatment Plants Accused of Illegally Disposing Radioactive Fracking Wastewater
Treatment Plants Accused of Illegally Disposing Radioactive Fracking Wastewater A Pennsylvania industrial wastewater treatment plant has been illegally accepting oil and gas wastewater and polluting...
View ArticleYoungstown Pushes for Protections From Fracking, Earthquakes and Pollution
Youngstown Pushes for Protections From Fracking, Earthquakes and Pollution The group says that a “Yes” vote on that ballot question would uphold Youngstown citizens’ fundamental rights to protect their...
View ArticleExxonMobil Fined for Fracking Wastewater Spill into Pennsylvania River
ExxonMobil Fined for Fracking Wastewater Spill into Pennsylvania River The U.S Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handed the fine down to XTO Energy, which Exxon bought out...
View ArticleLegislation Introduced to Eliminate Fracking Industry Loophole
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Fracking Industry Loophole Fracking is now responsible for 90 percent of domestic oil and gas production, with thousands of wells popping up across the nation. The...
View ArticleLeaked Report Shows EPA Censored Dimock’s Fracking Water Contamination Study
Leaked Report Shows EPA Censored Dimock’s Fracking Water Contamination Study The EPA simply walked away and asked the public and the residents of Dimock to take its word for it. Indeed, the agency did...
View ArticleHundreds Protest Radioactive Fracking Waste in Ohio
Hundreds Protest Radioactive Fracking Waste in Ohio Teresa Mills, Buckeye Forest Council fracking coordinator, told the crowd at the rally that in the last 34 years, the oil and gas industry has...
View ArticleNew Poll Shows Californians Strongly Oppose Fracking
New Poll Shows Californians Strongly Oppose Fracking “There’s strong public support for a moratorium on this dangerous practice. We need to stop the oil industry’s fracking expansion now, while there’s...
View ArticleVictory in Fracking Wastewater Fight in PA
Victory in Fracking Wastewater Fight in PA If not for the effort of Clean Water Action and Earthjustice, a wastewater treatment plant in southwestern PA might have spent each day of the past three...
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