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Trump Says Fracking Bans Should be Left to Local Voters
2016-07-31 06:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Stream: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he personally supports hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, yet believes drilling should be up to local voters to decide. Well, Im in favor of fracking, but voters should have a big say in it. Some areas maybe they dont want to have fracking. And I think if the voters are voting for it, thats up to them, Trump told reporters Friday while at a campaign stop in Colorado. Fracking is something that we need. Fracking is something thats here...
Study finds communities need to be proactive about fracking
2016-07-31 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Fracking, horizontal high-volume hydraulic fracturing is a process that forces a mixture of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure deep into the ground to extract oil and natural gas in shale rock formations. Fracking has allowed the United States to become a net energy exporter, but has created substantial problems for local communities hosting fracking operations. Authors Carolyn G. Loh, associate professor at Wayne State University, and Anna C. Osland, founder and principal of Anna C....
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Trump indicates towns, states should be able to ban fracking
2016-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Donald Trump seemed to support state and local bans on fracking in a Colorado interview Friday. In a departure from the usual position of Republicans and the wishes of the oil and natural gas industry, the GOP nominee for president said he thinks voters should be able to ban fracking at the state and local level, despite his personal support for the practice. Im in favor of fracking, but I think that voters should have a big say in it, Trump told Denver television station KUSA in an interview,...
Alameda Becomes 5th County in California to Ban Fracking
2016-07-22 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Five counties in California have now banned fracking. Alameda County is the latest to join the list after county leaders voted unanimously in favor of banning fracking Tuesday evening. Alameda County is the first county in the San Francisco Bay area to ban hydraulic fracturing, CBS San Francisco reported. A coalition of environmental groups worked for more than two years to persuade county officials to ban the practice. "We've taken a step that will protect everyone in Alameda County, especially...
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Trump considering fracking mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary
2016-07-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating Oklahoma oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary if elected to the White House on Nov. 8, according to four sources close to Trump's campaign. The chief executive of Continental Resources (CLR.N) would be the first U.S. energy secretary drawn directly from the oil and gas industry since the cabinet position was created in 1977, a move that would jolt environmental advocates but bolster Trump's pro-drilling energy...
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