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Fracking Boom Responsible for 175 Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Spilled Since 2009
2015-09-09 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Among the litany of risks posed by the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels, an Associated Press analysis published Tuesday exposes yet another harmful side effect of the oil and gas drilling boom: an uptick in toxic wastewater spills. According to data obtained from leading oil- and gas-producing states, "more than 175 million gallons of wastewater spilled from 2009 to 2014 in incidents involving ruptured pipes, overflowing storage tanks and other mishaps or even deliberate dumping,"...
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Learn How To Deal With Wastewater From Shale Gas Fracking
2015-09-09 07:36:56| oilandgasonline Home Page
CIWEM, John Busby Ltd and University of Glasgow will be speaking on the issue of Water Concerns around the shale gas industry at the 6th Annual Shale Gas Environmental Summit taking place on 26-27 October in London, UK.
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Water licence for fracking corked by ruling
2015-09-08 17:31:26| Energy - Topix.net
The Environmental Appeal Board has overturned a water licence granted to an oil and gas company in northeastern British Columbia, ruling the licence was based on bad science and bad faith. The Fort Nelson First Nation has successfully challenged the long term water licence granted in 2012, which allowed Nexen Inc. to pump water from Tsea Lake, in a remote area about 100 kilometres northeast of Fort Nelson.
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Water licence for fracking corked by ruling
2015-09-08 16:24:43| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Environmental Appeal Board has overturned a water licence granted to an oil and gas company in northeastern British Columbia, ruling the licence was based on bad science and bad faith. The Fort Nelson First Nation has successfully challenged the long term water licence granted in 2012, which allowed Nexen Inc. to pump water from Tsea Lake, in a remote area about 100 kilometres northeast of Fort Nelson.
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Fracking boom UT West Texas lands linked spills, air pollution
2015-09-08 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
American-Statesman: The hydraulic fracturing boom on University of Texas System lands in West Texas has polluted soil, groundwater and air, according to a report to be released Tuesday by an environmental group and a think tank. At least 1.6 million gallons of oil, saltwater and other pollutants have spilled from wells and associated equipment on UT System-owned land since 2008, said the report, which drew from system and Texas Railroad Commission records. In addition, the report said, vast quantities of methane,...
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