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The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution
Friday, 04 October 2013 09:21 By Mike Ludwig, Truthout Kordite / Flickr)Researchers have found elevated levels of radioactive material...
Oct 4, 20131 min read
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Seismic structure of the Central US crust and shallow upper mantle: Uniqueness of the Reelfoot Rift
Click http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X13002963 Abstract Using seismic surface waves recorded with Earthscope’s...
Oct 2, 20131 min read
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Grandparents Tell Gov. Hickenlooper Not to Frack Their Grandchildren’s Future
Food & Water Watch Concerned grandparents from across Colorado delivered a letter yesterday to tell Gov. Hickenlooper (D-CO) and other...
Sep 10, 20131 min read
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New Study Finds Another Link Between Drilling and Earthquakes
A new study shows yet another link between oil and gas drilling and manmade earthquakes in Texas. The report, by scientists at the...
Sep 8, 20131 min read
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Third Quake in a Week Hits East Texas Town
Click http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/09/06/third-quake-in-a-week-hits-east-texas-town/ to read this report from NPR. A small...
Sep 8, 20131 min read
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Confirmed: Fracking practices to blame for Ohio earthquakes
From NBC News Charles Q. Choi LiveScience Sep. 4, 2013 at 3:54 PM ET USGS This map shows the intensity of shaking in the area of a...
Sep 5, 20131 min read
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Confirmed: Fracking Triggers Quakes and Seismic Chaos
Mother Jones —By Kate Sheppard, Jaeah Lee, and Brett Brownell | Thu Jul. 11, 2013 11:04 AM PDT Mother Jones World map vector: Antun...
Sep 5, 20132 min read
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Special Investigation: Fracking in the Ocean Off the California Coast
The Pacific Ocean may be the next frontier for fracking technology. A Truthout investigation has confirmed that federal regulators...
Jul 25, 20131 min read
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69,000 Americans Pledge to Risk Arrest if Keystone XL Pipeline Is Approved
Mint Press News By Trisha Marczak The actions are expected to come in many forms, including mass sit-ins at strategic locations along the...
Jul 17, 20131 min read
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Frac-Sand Mining Boom Adds to Growing List of Fracking Dangers
Oil Change International By Andy Rowell Barely a day now goes by without further evidence of the harm of fracking. Last Thursday...
Jul 17, 20133 min read
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Increased Frequency of Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells
EcoWatch By Laura Beans According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), more than 300 earthquakes above a magnitude 3.0 occurred from...
Jul 15, 20131 min read
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Distant seismic activity can trigger quakes at ‘fracking’ sites
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, July 11 | Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:04pm EDT (Reuters) – Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles (km) away can...
Jul 12, 20131 min read
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Confirmed: Fracking Triggers Quakes and Seismic Chaos
—By Kate Sheppard, Jaeah Lee, and Brett Brownell | Thu Jul. 11, 2013 11:04 AM PDT Major earthquakes thousands of miles away can trigger...
Jul 12, 20131 min read
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The Toxic Legacy of Waste Injection Wells
DeSmog Canada By Elizabeth Hand Early scientific analysis predicted that the risks associated with hazardous waste injection wells would...
Jul 5, 20131 min read
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Mass Protest, Not A Speech, Is Needed To Address Climate Change
By Chris Williams, June 27, 2013 Before we get teary eyed with joy or scoff with derision, we should take a closer look at President...
Jul 1, 20131 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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Wastewater Injection Spurred Biggest Earthquake Yet, Says Study
March 26, 2013 2011 Oklahoma Temblor Came Amid Increased Manmade Seismicity A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a...
Mar 26, 20135 min read
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Whose Fault? Scientists had long suspected frackers caused earthquakes. But when a dead fault unlea
Scientists had long suspected frackers caused earthquakes. But when a dead fault unleashed a 5.6 on Oklahoma, it rocked seismology to...
Feb 18, 20131 min read
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Southern Illinois to Hold Earthquake Drill
February 4, 2013 in Mt. Vernon Register-News By RORYE O’CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON — — Geologists say the Southern...
Feb 5, 20132 min read
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Bayou Frack-Out: The Massive Oil and Gas Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
Thursday, 06 December 2012 10:21 By Mike Ludwig, Truthout | Report Located about 45 miles south of Baton Rouge, Assumption Parish...
Dec 7, 201210 min read
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