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Russia annexation of Crimea could cause Europe to frack itself
2014-03-18 11:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: Despite diplomacy and threats of sanctions from the West, Russia is moving forward on Tuesday with plans to annex Crimea after a referendum on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition. In this context, some are saying that Europe needs to rethink policies on hydraulic fracturing, lifting bans and regulations. Europe is highly dependent on natural gas from Europe, most of which flows through Ukraine. Because of rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia over the past few years, tensions that...
'Full Disclosure' of Frack Chemicals Urged by Energy Department Advisors
2014-03-07 09:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: An Energy Department advisory board recommended full disclosure of all known constituents in fluids used for hydraulic fracturing, according to a draft report released March 6. The Task Force Report on FracFocus 2.0 from the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) said state and federal regulators should adopt standards for companies making trade secret claims for fracking fluid ingredients and establish a compliance process and challenge mechanism. The draft report praised the FracFocus...
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Caudrilla withdraws applications frack Lancashire encountering problems with radioactive waste disposal
2014-01-27 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Cuadrilla, the fracking company responsible for a series of earth tremors around Blackpool in 2011, has withdrawn applications for permits to frack in Lancashire after problems surfaced relating to the disposal of radioactive waste. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking releases gas or oil from shale by blasting a mixture of sand, chemicals and water into the rock. The process produces huge amounts of waste water that contains, among other things, low-level naturally-occurring radiation. Industry...
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Cuadrilla abandons plans to frack at Lower Stumble well site in Balcombe
2014-01-24 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
UK-based energy firm Cuadrilla announced that it has discarded fracking plans at its Lower Stumble well site in West Sussex.
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Will California frack? Not without water
2014-01-18 08:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Drilling for oil in California dates back to the late 19th Century, allowing it to become the countrys top producer by the beginning of the 20th. One hundred years later, California still ranks third, but its aging fields have been in decline for decades. Yet the state is sitting atop the largest tight oil formation in the United States. The Bakken in North Dakota and the Eagle Ford in Texas may be leading the resurgence in U.S. oil production, but the reserves sitting in Californias Monterey...
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