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US unveils new rules to govern fracking on federal lands
2015-03-21 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The first major federal regulations on hydraulic fracking were released on Friday by the US Department of Interior. The rules, which apply to all fracking on land owned by the US government, are the first federal standards to regulate the process by which a mix of chemicals and water are injected into the ground in order to drill for oil and natural gas. The regulations require companies to disclose the specific mix of chemicals they use while fracking, and allow government workers to inspect...
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New Fracking Rules on Public Lands A Giveaway to Oil and Gas Industry, Advocates Say
2015-03-20 18:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Earlier this week, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said that the new regulations for fracking on federal lands from the Department of the Interiors Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would be released within the next few days, following a four-year process that included receiving more than 1.5 million public comments. Today she unveiled those new rules, which take effect in 90 days. The BLM claimed they would support safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing on public and American Indian...
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Interior Department requires disclosure of chemicals for oil, gas drilling on public lands
2015-03-20 17:55:36| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Obama administration said Friday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. A rule to take effect in June also updates requirements for well construction and disposal of water and other fluids used in fracking, a drilling method that has prompted an ongoing boom in natural gas production.
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Solar-powered plane lands in Myanmar on 3rd leg of journey
2015-03-20 10:39:37| Toys - Topix.net
The solar powered aircraft is Wednesday headed to the northern Indian city of Varanasi on the third leg of its' historic round-the-w... . Swiss pilots and founders of Solar Impulse 2 Andre Boschberg, left and Bertrand Piccard pose for media before the Solar Impulse-2 took off from Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
Climate Change Must Factor Into Decisions To Drill On Public Lands
2015-03-18 15:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Secretary Sally Jewell yesterday called for reform to the way that the Department of the Interior manages Americas energy resources in order to address the causes of climate change. In a bold speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Secretary Jewell outlined the Department of the Interiors energy priorities and laid out three goals of safe and responsible energy development, good government, and encouraging innovation in the final two years of the Obama Administration....
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