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Shallow fracking wells contaminate drinking water, warns US scientist
2016-02-15 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: A kitchen tap catching fire in 2010 documentary Gasland highlighted the risks of the US shale boom, and energised a movement of anti-fracking activists. Amid the controversy, does living near a gas or oil well really affect your drinking water? "The answer to that question is usually 'no,` but there are exceptions," said Rob Jackson as the Stanford professor presented his research on groundwater quality on Sunday to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The US pumped out...
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Pennsylvania Dems squabble over fracking - and guess who's for it?
2016-02-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: In the battle for Pennsylvania's competitive Senate seat this fall, candidates have spent recent weeks squabbling about the future of hydraulic fracturing in the state as well as taking aim at each other over campaign contributions tied to the energy industry. But this isn't a fight between Republican Sen. Pat Toomey and his challenger; it's just the Democratic primary taking shape. A trio of Democrats are vying in an April 26 primary for the right to take on Toomey in the Keystone State: former...
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Cuadrilla fracking appeal to start
2016-02-09 10:50:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Energy firm Cuadrilla is to begin its appeal against the decision not to allow fracking in Lancashire at a public hearing later.
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Mark Ruffalo tells Cameron his UK fracking push an 'enormous mistake'
2016-02-08 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: David Cameron is making an enormous legacy mistake by going all-out for fracking in the UK, the actor and environmental activist Mark Ruffalo has warned. The actor, who is famous for his role as the Hulk in the Avenger films and who stars in Spotlight about the Boston Globes investigation into Catholic child abuse, is a prominent anti-fracking campaigner who lobbied successfully for a ban on the controversial technology in New York. Mr Cameron, youre making an enormous mistake, and its...
Mark Ruffalo tells David Cameron to abandon fracking
2016-02-07 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo has called on David Cameron to abandon fracking and leave fossil fuels in the ground. A prominent opponent of fracking in the US, Ruffalo told the prime minister he was making a legacy mistake in supporting the controversial process of extracting gas by hydraulic fracturing. Ruffalo, who has attracted critical acclaim for his role in the film Spotlight, and is nominated for best supporting actor at this years Oscars, made the remarks in an interview with...
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