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Fracking Needs More Transparency
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Fracking Needs More Transparency

Gina-Marie Cheeseman May 6, 2019

Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is a controversial method used to extract natural gas and oil from shale rock formations. It is controversial because it can cause big environmental problems, including poisoning local water wells. A new report looks at companies that use fracking. The joint report by As You Sow and investment advisory […]Read More

The Fracking Context for the EPA’s New Methane Rules
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The Fracking Context for the EPA’s New Methane Rules

Richard Matthews May 16, 2016

The Obama administration’s new rules to curb methane come in the wake of two reports that illustrate the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (fracking). These reports show that methane is leaking throughout the fracking process from extraction to the end users. The Environmental Protection Agency recently released the final version of their new federal rules to limit methane […]Read More

Enviro News Wrap: Fossil Energy and Safety; Fracking and Earthquakes; China and Air Pollution, more…
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Enviro News Wrap: Fossil Energy and Safety; Fracking and Earthquakes;

Anders Hellum-Alexander July 16, 2013

GlobalWarmingisReal contributor Anders Hellum-Alexander wraps-up and comments on the climate and environmental news headlines for the past week: One of the problems with the dirty energy industry is how successful they’ve been in getting the government to insufficiently regulate for safety. Companies profit off of cutting corners and we pay the price when accidents happen. […]Read More

The New Front Lines of the Fight Against Fracking
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The New Front Lines of the Fight Against Fracking

Richard Matthews July 4, 2013

The front lines of the fight over hydraulic fracturing -or “fracking” – are being drawn at the lowest political levels. Fracking involves detonating explosions deep underground and then pumping large volumes of chemical laced water at high pressure into these wells. More than 1,000 chemicals have already been identified as those commonly used in the […]Read More

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