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New Report Exposes Hidden Fracking Subsidy on Public and Tribal Lands
2015-09-30 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A new, peer-reviewed report from Friends of the Earth brings to light one of Big Oils most overlooked subsidies: royalty-free flaring on public and tribal lands. As the fracking boom spreads across the country, companies eager to tap profitable shale oil are burning away--or flaring--natural gas in record amounts. This practice increases air pollution and sends climate-busting carbon dioxide directly into the atmosphere. Last updated 35 years ago, existing federal guidelines allow widespread...
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Fracking, Water, and Our World
2015-09-26 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Hydraulic fracturing receives much press and is taking place in many parts of the United States. Just a quick review: Fracking is a process of drilling into the earth, then injecting a high-pressure water mixture into the rock to release the gas inside. The water mixture includes sand and chemicals. The gas then flows to the well's head. Several issues tend to be noted regarding fracking. These include its water use, the earthquake increase in a number of areas in which fracking has taken place,...
Faith Leaders Speak Out Against Fracking Amid Pope Francis Visit to U.S
2015-09-24 16:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Earlier this year, Pope Francis called for decisive climate action in his encyclical. Now, while the Pope is visiting the U.S. for the first time, faith leaders across the country are speaking out against fracking--a form of extreme fossil fuel extraction that hurts our health and communities, contributes to climate change, and will prolong our dependence on oil and gas at the expense of the development of truly renewable energy. Today, Food & Water Watch is previewing a Faith Against Fracking...
Colorado Supreme Court to Make Historic Ruling on Fracking Bans
2015-09-24 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Tensions are rising to a crescendo across Colorado as the Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear the extremely controversial issue of whether fracking bans and long-term moratoriums are allowed in the state. Back in 2012 and 2013, five Colorado citiesBoulder, Broomfield, Lafayette, Longmont and Fort Collinsall enacted long-term moratoriums or bans. Boulder County also enacted a long-term moratorium. So far: The City of Boulders long-term moratorium was not challenged and remains intact....
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Fracking Firms Struggle to Survive
2015-09-24 05:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: A series of bankruptcies and closures is sweeping across the oil industry as dozens of hydraulic-fracturing companies, many of which are small, privately owned and just a few years old, are at risk from low oil prices, Alison Sider reports. Small start-ups began to challenge the oil-service giants in 2008, as American wildcatters embraced frackingthe process of blasting a slurry of water, sand and chemicals down a well to break apart densely packed rock, unlocking trapped oil and natural gas. There...
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