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Fracking opponents take their fight to Chicago
2013-11-27 20:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chicago Tribune: Hundreds of miles from the shale oil of southern Illinois, nearly 300 people jammed into a hearing room in Chicago this week in an attempt to turn the tide against horizontal hydraulic fracturing. "This is where the majority of the people are. This is where the majority of the legislators are. There is a lot of political weight in this area," said Tabitha Tripp, who drove six hours from southern Illinois to speak for two minutes at a pre-hearing news conference. Though the law regulating fracking...
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Enbridge files application to run pipeline across northern Minnesota; opponents gird for fight
2013-10-28 13:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MPR: Canadian pipeline builder Enbridge will file applications this week to build a $2.5 billion oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Opponents, though, are organizing already for a fight. The 610-mile "Sandpiper" line would carry more than 200,000 barrels per day from western North Dakota's Bakken fields to the company's terminal in Superior, Wis. The web of pipelines that transport Bakken oil now is straining to keep up with supply, so a new line is crucial, company officials say. While environmental...
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Cincinnati: Lunken airline talk stirs airport opponents
2013-10-26 13:30:30| Airlines - Topix.net
Residents say their fight to keep commercial airlines out of Lunken Airport isn't over just yet - despite low-cost carrier Allegiant Air's announcement last week to start flights at Cincinnati/Northern From left, Alex Linser of Linwood, Robert 'Salty' Roark of Indian Hill and John Brannock of Mount Lookout oppose commercial airlines at Lunken.
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Opponents Blast Wisconsin Bill Scaling Back Frac Sand Mine Rules
2013-10-25 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A Republican bill that would scale back local sand mine regulations amounts to an unwarranted attack on small government and could put people who live around the operations at risk, the measure`s opponents told lawmakers Thursday. Dozens of people packed a public hearing in front of the Senate mining committee, forcing pages to open up two overflow rooms. Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, told the committee her district includes dozens of mines and people who have to live with the operations deserve...
Letter: Fracking opponents should live without cars, electricity
2013-10-16 13:42:26| Waste Management - Topix.net
Many people are misinformed and influenced by celebrities and the Internet. You can check with the Department of Environmental Quality for the facts at www.michigan.gov.deq, which provides truthful information such as: Nearly 12,000 wells have been fracked in Michigan since 1960 without any instance of environmental harm.
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