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‘Conclusive Link’ Between Fracking, Aquifer Contamination Found in Texas
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/06/06-1 Scientists say water samples from Texas man’s well show identical chemical signatures...
Jun 11, 20142 min read
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3 Fracking Facts That Gov. Perry Forgot to Mention
In response to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R)’s wild claims about fracking on Fred Dicker’s Talk 1300 Radio program this morning, John...
Apr 23, 20141 min read
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Did Fracking Cause Earthquakes in Ohio?
Brandon Baker | March 12, 2014 12:34 pm | Comments The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has ordered Texas-based energy company...
Mar 28, 20141 min read
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Winkeler: I present to you exhibit A in the case against fracking
(Photo) CORRECTS STATE TO W.VA. INSTEAD OF VA. – A worker moves a drilling machine around storage tanks at Freedom Industries storage...
Jan 17, 20143 min read
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Illinois Residents Demand a Ban on Fracking
An Illinois ban on fracking is inevitable. The question is whether it will happen before or after a major fracking disaster. The public...
Jan 13, 20141 min read
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Research Links Proximity to Fracking and Low Birth Weight in Newborns
It maybe early in a new year, but already new research has been published which raises serious health concerns about fracking. What is...
Jan 7, 20141 min read
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Inspector General Finds EPA Justified in Intervening to Protect Drinking Water from Fracking
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General found EPA Region 6 was justified in legally intervening to protect...
Dec 26, 20131 min read
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Indigenous Canadian fracking protesters refuse to back down
by                               Andrea SchmidtDecember 2, 20137:41PM ET Demonstrators defy court injunction intended to keep them from...
Dec 6, 20131 min read
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Fracking Victim Sued for Defamation After Proving Drinking Water Flammable
By Julie Dermansky Weatherford, TX, homeowner Steve Lipsky has nothing to hide. He is not trying to take down Range Resources, a large...
Nov 7, 20131 min read
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Fracking fluid blows out nearby well
kasa.com Cleanup costs, competing technologies at issue By Tina Jensen Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 9:52 AM MDT Published:...
Oct 21, 20132 min read
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SIU grad Rendleman talks about experience with fracking
The Southern http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu-grad-rendleman-talks-about-experience-with-fracking/article_b0ca0cb4-2cad-11e3-a4e0-00...
Oct 6, 20132 min read
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Energy Reform, Shale Gas and Public Spending Cuts in Mexico
Tuesday, 01 October 2013 09:14 Shale gas via Shutterstock“Peak oil is not the same as running out of oil. What it means is simply...
Oct 1, 20131 min read
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Setting the Record Straight on Tar Sands and Water Use
Environmental Defence Big Oil is spending millions of dollars to try to greenwash the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of...
Sep 24, 20131 min read
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Colbert Calls Out Fracking Company for Lifetime Gag Order on Children
EcoWatch By Lauren Berlekamp For years, the fracking industry and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have repeated the talking...
Aug 19, 20131 min read
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LA Times: EPA Censored Key Pennsylvania Fracking Water Contamination Study
A must-read Los Angeles Times story by Neela Banerjee demonstrates that – once again – the Obama administration put the kibosh on a key...
Jul 30, 20131 min read
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Cleanup of 2006 ND saltwater spill still ongoing
By JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press Updated 1:39 pm, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2007, file photo Ned Hermanson...
Jul 21, 20131 min read
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