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Colorado considers bill to make it easier to sue Big Oil over fracking earthquakes
2016-03-18 23:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: If you were under the impression that ordinary people couldnt do much to hold Big Oil companies directly accountable for the environmental havoc they wreak, you definitely weren`t alone. But, if a bill currently making its way through Colorados state legislature becomes reality, Coloradans harmed by quakes linked to the fracking boom may be able to sue frackers. The bill, HB16-1310, would hold companies liable for physical injuries and damage to property caused by the recent spate of unusual...
Carson introduces a ban on fracking, acidizing of oil wells
2016-03-17 20:32:23| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Two years after first considering a ban on aggressive oil well-stimulation methods, Carson has introduced a prohibition on fracking, acidizing and similar operations and will add further oil industry restrictions next month. The City Council heard from the public Tuesday night before introducing the legislation, which will be ratified at its next meeting.
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Pennsylvania Families' Victory In Fracking Water Contamination Suit Sets Strong Precedent, Says Josh Fox
2016-03-16 05:48:54| oilandgasonline Home Page
In a landmark legal victory for residents harmed by fracking, today jurors in a federal civil suitorderedCabot Oil and Gas, one ofPennsylvania'slargest fracking companies, to pay a total of$4.24 millionto two families inDimock, Pennsylvaniafor contaminating their well water.
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Hydrocarbon storage, fracking and lightning risk
2016-03-14 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Fires caused by lightning strikes on hydrocarbon storage plants are a century-old, yet to be addressed, problem, according to research published in the International Journal of Forensic Engineering. In the era of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, this is becoming an even more poignant issue for the fossil fuel industry. Sterling Rooke of X8 Inc in Crofton, Maryland, and Miroslaw Skibniewski of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the University of Maryland, USA, explain that...
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How To Get A Handle On Potential Risks Posed By Fracking Fluids
2016-03-14 04:45:12| oilandgasonline Home Page
The latest skirmishes over hydraulic fracturing in Florida and California are, at their core, about water. Many fracking-related spills have been recorded, and opponents say that such incidents pose unacceptable threats to water supplies.
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