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Judge again dismisses lawsuit against fracking opponents
2016-06-01 07:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A judge has again dismissed a lawsuit that landowners filed against people and groups who oppose fracking in a western Pennsylvania township. Natural gas drilling has been delayed in Middlesex, Butler County while some of the rural community's 800 residents challenge a zoning ordinance that would allow drilling in 90 percent of the rural township. Dewey Homes and Investment Properties and 12 landowners sued the drilling opponents, seeking damages for royalties they've been unable to collect...
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Colyrood to vote on fracking ban in environment debate
2016-06-01 04:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Scottish Parliament has voted to support an outright ban on fracking after SNP MSPs abstained. Labour tabled an amendment saying there "should" be a full ban as part of an environment debate headed by new cabinet secretary Roseanna Cunningham. After SNP members abstained, the motion was passed by 32 votes to 29. Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said there needed to be proper research and a public consultation before a decision was taken on fracking. Which way did your MSP vote? Scottish...
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Obama Administration Approves Resumption of CA Offshore Fracking
2016-05-30 06:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IndyBay: Claiming that fracking poses no significant impact to the environment, Obama administration officials on May 27 finalized their plans to allow oil companies to resume offshore fracking and acidizing in Californias Santa Barbara Channel. The announcement from the two agencies responsible for oil drilling, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), ended a court-ordered settlement placing a moratorium on offshore...
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How fracking can contribute to climate change
2016-05-29 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One of the justifications for fracking is the use of natural gas as a bridging fuel between coal and a low-carbon future. However natural gas is mostly methane, which has strong global warming impacts in its own right. Natural gas therefore only provides climate benefits over coal if the leakage is no more than 2-3%. We cannot measure leaks from every pipe joint. One alternative is to measure the sum of lots of leaks from a distance. Flights over US shale gas fields reveal large methane sources,...
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2 federal agencies open fracking door for California
2016-05-29 11:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RT: Fracking is getting a new lease on life in oil-rich California, much to the dismay of environmental campaigners. Two federal agencies just released reports on offshore drilling there, and found "no significant risk to the environment." This sort of federal approval now threatens the return of big oil and gas to the state. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are behind the two reports, which also looked at both, hydraulic...
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