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Industry Word Games Mislead Americans on Fracking
SkyTruth |November 8, 2013 3:34 pm | Comments By David Manthos Hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, and other drilling...
Nov 11, 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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David V. Goliath: Colorado Towns Take On Gas Giants To Rein In Fracking
Read the entire story at http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/10/30/2854001/colorado-fracking-battle/ By Tom Kenworthy on October 30,...
Nov 5, 20133 min read
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Groups Petition BLM to Protect Fragile Wyoming Habitat From Oil and Gas Drilling
Drilling in the Douglas Core Area undermines the efforts of local residents and ranchers to protect sage grouse habitat. The male sage...
Oct 29, 20131 min read
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Supreme Court Preserves Victory Over Oil/Gas Development
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. The park is known for its impressive geological wonders. (Darren J. Bradley / Shutterstock)...
Oct 20, 20131 min read
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Canadian Scientists Expose Their Government’s Tar Sands Obsession at DC Briefing
EcoWatch A delegation of Canadian scientists and activists participated in a briefing today at the National Press Club in Washington, DC,...
Oct 14, 20131 min read
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Fracking Chemicals May Be Unknown, Even To Gas Drillers, Lawsuit Documents Suggest
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/fracking-chemicals_n_3998319.html Posted: 09/27/2013 7:33 am EDTÂ Â |Â Â Updated: 09/30/2013 7:41 am...
Sep 30, 20133 min read
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UK’s Fracking Dilemma Continues
EcoWatch By Laura Beans “It’s little wonder communities don’t trust the Government over fracking when their rights are so clearly being...
Sep 4, 20131 min read
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Drill next door: Here’s what it looks like when fracking moves in
By Erik Hoffner Grist guest contributorWhen my wife and I pulled into a relative’s subdivision in Frederick, Colo., after a wedding on a...
Aug 30, 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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How the Fracking Industry Avoids Paying Royalties to Landowners
ProPublica By Abrahm Lustgarten Don Feusner ran dairy cattle on his 370-acre slice of northern Pennsylvania until he could no longer turn...
Aug 15, 20131 min read
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Water Contamination from Fracking: Jessica Ernst Releases Groundbreaking Report
Written by Damien Gillis Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:53 Jessica Ernst, a high-profile, Alberta-based environmental consultant, has released...
Aug 13, 20131 min read
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Victory in Fracking Wastewater Fight in PA
Earthjustice If not for the effort of Clean Water Action and Earthjustice, a wastewater treatment plant in southwestern Pennsylvania...
Aug 8, 20131 min read
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Children given lifelong ban on talking about fracking
Two Pennsylvanian children will live their lives under a gag order imposed under a $750,000 settlement Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment...
Aug 5, 20131 min read
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Jared Polis sues to stop fracking next to his Weld County property
Boulder congressman seeks restraining order against energy firm Read the article from The Denver Post here: http://www.denverpost.com/bre...
Jul 26, 20131 min read
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Federal Judge Allows Chevron to Track Environmental Advocates
SustainableBusiness.com News 07/15/2013 After a 20-year battle, Ecuador’s court ruled against Chevron in the world’s biggest...
Jul 21, 20131 min read
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With Unusual Speed Officials Slap Exxon with Oil Spill Lawsuit. Why?
The suit that state and federal officials recently filed could signal they are especially upset with Exxon’s conduct. It could also be...
Jun 22, 20131 min read
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Towns Fight to Cement Court Victory on Fracking Ban
Earthjustice: Two towns seeking to keep their local fracking ban on the books are fighting to cement their court victories over the oil...
Jun 15, 20133 min read
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Fracking Industry Asks NY Court to Throw Out Gas Drilling Bans
Center for Health, Environment & Justice By Jon Campbell Proponents of hydraulic fracturing have asked New York’s top court to decide...
Jun 12, 20131 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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