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Two Arrested Protesting Fracking Wastewater Injection Well
2013-11-24 21:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Two Youngstown, OH community members were arrested today at a nonviolent protest and rally at a fracking wastewater injection well site in Niles, OH. The two protesters were arrested for blocking trucks from entering the well site while holding a Fracking Hurts Communities banner. More than 50 people from Ohio and Pennsylvania attended the rally. The state of Ohio has refused to protect its communities from fracking," said Chris Khumprakob, who was arrested during the protest. "Hydraulic fracturing...
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Strict scrutiny for fracking
2013-11-24 06:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown has released draft regulations to govern fracking in California that very closely follow the lines of a ">bill passed this year by the Legislature. The problem is that the bill itself, though better than nothing, is not strong enough to ensure the safety of the state's air, water and ground stability in the face of this controversial and not-yet-fully-understood practice. Neither the bill nor the draft regulations make it clear whether the state will require environmental impact...
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Majority of Americans Uninformed About Fracking, Survey Finds
2013-11-22 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Most Americans are uninformed and lack opinions on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a process used to extract oil and gas from rock formations, a new survey says. Fifty-eight percent of people surveyed specifically reported that they knew nothing at all about fracking, and the same percentage said they didn't know whether they supported fracking or opposed it. Seven percent said they were aware of some of the process's environmental impacts, and 3 percent said they knew of positive economic and...
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Fracking boom is fueling a plastics boom
2013-11-22 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Plastic crap that Americans are accustomed to importing from Asia is increasingly being manufactured right here in the U.S. -- all thanks to the countrys crappy fracking boom. Chemical and plastics companies use natural gas as a raw material, and now they can get it cheaply in the U.S. As Living on Earth reports, "The fracking boom has led to renaissance for the chemical industry, particularly for plastics makers in Louisiana, where the plants are major employers." Other states are seeing...
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Wyomings Strong Fracking Rules May Be a Model
2013-11-22 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In energy-friendly Wyoming, oil and gas companies are getting a clear message: Drill, baby, drill but carefully. Last week, state regulators approved one of the nations strongest requirements for testing water wells near drilling sites. The measure is intended to address concerns that groundwater can become contaminated from drilling activities. It is the latest of several groundbreaking regulations related to energy production issued by Wyoming, which in 2010 became the first state to require...
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