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Is Fracking Wastewater More Radioactive Than Scientists Thought?
2015-05-20 03:02:27| oilandgasonline Home Page
Fracking wastewater may be more radioactive than researchers previously believed.A new study shows that "commonly used testing methods may underestimate the total radioactivity of wastewater produced by gas wells that use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to tap the Marcellus Shale," according toScience, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Restricting Local Fracking Regulations
2015-05-19 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Houston Chronicle: Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to prevent communities from banning energy practices including fracking in their areas, cementing a victory for the oil and gas industry. Abbott's signature is the culmination of a marker he set down in January, when he took aim at local regulations affecting not only fracking but tree cutting and plastic bags. He said local regulations were leading to Texas being the "California-ized." Critics pointed out that Abbott and other top Republicans often take umbrage...
New York releases long-awaited study prompted fracking ban
2015-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: New York state officials yesterday finally unveiled the controversial environmental study that led to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) decision to ban hydraulic fracturing in the Empire State. The final environmental impact statement, in the works for almost seven years, outlines the health and environmental concerns cited by Cuomo's administration in December, when acting state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said fracking's risks outweigh its potential economic benefits. The decision set off victory...
South Africa: Fracking out in the open at last
2015-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mail and Guardian: The strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of shale gas development has to be completed in two years before exploration for the energy source begins in earnest, assessment leader Professor Bob Scholes said this week. The government`s shale gas interdepartmental task team on Tuesday launched the SEA, calling it a "science-based assessment to improve our understanding of the risks and opportunities of shale gas development". In his budget speech in February, the minister of finance, Nhlanhla...
Why did New York ban fracking? The official report is now public
2015-05-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: New York issued its long-awaited environmental assessment of fracking Wednesday detailing a wide range of health and climate concerns that underpinned Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision last December to impose a statewide ban on the practice. High-volume hydraulic fracturing "raises new, significant, adverse impacts not studied" in the state's last major analysis of oil and gas development in 1992, the 2,000-page report concludes. The negative effects that fracking could bring to the state include:...
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