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The Price of Sand
Thursday, 13 June 2013 15:54 By Ellen Cantarow, Truthout | Movie Review YouTube) In the gorgeous countryside of western Wisconsin, along...
Jun 24, 20131 min read
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Fracking Bill Triggers Rift Among Illinois Green Groups
Grassroots activists say they feel ‘betrayed’ by mainstream environmental organizations that helped write the state’s new fracking...
Jun 21, 20131 min read
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Illinois’ New Fracking Regulations Might Not Be So Tough After All
By Thomas Stackpole | Tue Jun. 18, 2013 2:23 PM PDT Michael G McKinne /Shutterstock Monday afternoon Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed...
Jun 20, 20131 min read
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Influence of Grassroots Anti-Fracking Movement Spreads Like Wildfire
EcoWatch Jill Wiener has dedicated a large part of the past five years of her life to keeping the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural...
Jun 19, 20132 min read
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Frack Attack in Illinois
by Tyreshia Black Anti-fracking activists in Boulder, Colo., during a recent protest. Photo by Kari Lydersen. Editor’s Note: The...
Jun 17, 20131 min read
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Pipeline spills oil waste over more than 100 acres of Alberta
John UptonA major spill of toxic oil waste has wiped out trees and vegetation across a 104-acre swath of Alberta, Canada. The apparent...
Jun 16, 20131 min read
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New Report Finds Fracking Poses Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Children
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) today released a new report outlining the health risks to pregnant women and young children...
Jun 15, 20131 min read
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Abandoned Oil Wells Raise Fears of Pollution
By KATE GALBRAITH Published: June 8, 2013 LULING, Tex. — Amid the dry weeds on a 470-acre ranch here, a rusted head of steel pokes up, a...
Jun 12, 20131 min read
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Environmental Groups Split on Illinois Fracking Bill
by Nick Surgey— June 5, 2013 – 7:25am The Illinois legislature has passed a fracking regulatory bill, expected to be signed into law by...
Jun 12, 20131 min read
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Pro-Fracking Greens Called Out in Ecologist’s New Manifesto
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois’ new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated...
Jun 12, 20135 min read
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Missouri Lawyer Brings Nuisance Claims to Fracking Arena
By Jim Efstathiou Jr., Andrew Harris & Sophia Pearson – Jun 10, 2013 11:00 PM CT Orlin Wagner/AP A file photo from 2009...
Jun 12, 20132 min read
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Activists protest Starved Rock fracking
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?id=9191392
Jun 8, 20131 min read
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Research Letter from NRDC, Sierra Club
CLICK HERE to read the full letter in pdf Here is an image of the introduction:
Jun 5, 20131 min read
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“We Can Light Our Water on Fire,” Says Fracking Victim
Carroll County, OH: Joe and Dawn live in a part of Ohio that has seen a boom in the gas, oil and shale industry. And with it has come a...
May 31, 20133 min read
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SB1715: We will still fight this horrible legislation
SAFE will not stand by as Illinois families are forced to join the Illinois List of the Harmed, and the National List of the Harmed. Stay...
May 30, 201311 min read
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Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Don’t expect the government to protect you from this pernicious industry. Alternet By Ellen Cantarow May 2, 2013 More than 70 years ago,...
May 2, 201312 min read
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Family says gas drilling turning paradise home into nightmare
Channel 4 Action News’ Jim Parsons investigates in Fayette County UPDATED 8:35 PM EDT Mar 29, 2013 FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. —The Headley...
Apr 2, 20133 min read
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The cost of fracking: What are the risks of tapping Illinois’ trapped oil and natural gas?
Thursday, March 28,2013 Illinois Times The cost of fracking What are the risks of tapping Illinois’ trapped oil and natural gas? By...
Mar 28, 201312 min read
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Renowned Science Writer Sandra Steingraber Puts Her Body On the Line to Defend Against Fracking
Steingraber says civil disobedience is a last-resort show of bravery that can change the outcome — but you have to get there before the...
Mar 24, 201316 min read
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Washington County judge orders Marcellus Shale development settlement records unsealed
Written by Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:44 am. Posted in Archives Stephanie and Chris...
Mar 24, 20132 min read
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