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Dec 31, 20133 min read
Train Derailment Causes Fiery Destruction In Casselton, ND
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/train-derailment_n_4520730.html By DAVE KOLPACK 12/30/13 09:54 PM ET EST Valley News Live –...
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Dec 20, 20132 min read
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says It’s Unconstitutional For Gas Companies To Frack Wherever They Want
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/12/19/3092621/fracking-pennsylvania-unconstitutional/# By Katie Valentine on December 19, 2013 at...
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Dec 18, 20131 min read
Dallas Council Passes Tough New Fracking Rules Industry Calls a “Moratorium” on Dallas D
Dallas Observer By Amy Silverstein Thu., Dec. 12 2013 at 7:00 AM Other cities sitting on the Barnett Shale are popular among the natural...
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Dec 17, 20132 min read
Harvard Study Blows Apart Obama’s Case for Natural Gas
Huffington Post December 10, 2013 by Daniel Kessler Democrats like to label the GOP the “anti-science party” – but, well, you know what...
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Dec 15, 20132 min read
Analysis: U.S. drilling boom leaves some homeowners in a big hole
Reuters By Michelle Conlin Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:46am EST 1 of 8. Drilling wells are pictured in Los Angeles, California December 11, 2013....
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Dec 9, 20131 min read
So far, Enyart is not on the list up through 2012 campaign cycle
Database: Fracking Industry Contributions to 113th Congress CREWs’ report, Natural Cash, shows fracking industry contributions flow to...
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Dec 8, 20131 min read
Fault Lines: Elsipogtog, The Fire Over Water
Fault Lines: Elsipogtog, The Fire Over Water (Video) Published on Dec 6, 2013 Since our friends in the US are blocked from viewing, I re...
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Dec 3, 20132 min read
Massachusetts seeks 10-yr ban on gas fracking after series of Texas quakes
Published time: November 30, 2013 11:09 Edited time: December 02, 2013 20:05 An environmental committee at Massachusetts Statehouse has...
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Nov 5, 20131 min read
MSNBC “Leans Forward” Into Running “Native Ads” Promoting Fracking
Tuesday, 05 November 2013 09:34 Three years into its “Lean Forward” re-branding campaign, MSNBC has given new meaning to the catchphrase,...
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Oct 21, 20132 min read
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:...
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Oct 20, 20131 min read
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)...
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Oct 15, 20132 min read
Drugs, crime rings follow US oil boom
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/drugs-crime-rings-follow-us-oil-boom A new front is emerging in the fight against drug trafficking as...
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Oct 15, 20131 min read
ND farmer finds oil spill while harvesting wheat
http://news.msn.com/us/nd-farmer-finds-oil-spill-while-harvesting-wheat?ocid=msnnws N.D.’s response to an oil spill the size of seven...
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Oct 15, 20131 min read
Voters in four Colorado cities may call timeout on fracking
By Bruce Finley The Denver Post Posted: 10/13/2013 12:01:00 AM MDT Front Range residents are forcing faceoffs over oil and gas drilling...
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Oct 6, 20133 min read
Groundbreaking Report Calculates Damage Done by Fracking
EcoWatch October 3, 2013 http://ecowatch.com/2013/report-calculates-damage-by-fracking/ Environment America “The numbers don’t...
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Oct 3, 20132 min read
Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream
Smithsonian.com Surprising Science October 2, 2013 New testing of treated wastewater from fracking shows that it contains high levels of...
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Oct 2, 20131 min read
Radiation in Pennsylvania Creek Seen as Legacy of Fracking
Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-02/radiation-in-pennsylvania-creek-seen-as-legacy-of-frackin.html By Jim Efstathiou Jr. –...
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Sep 30, 20133 min read
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 EDT | Updated: 09/30/2013 7:41 am...
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Sep 30, 20131 min read
Boxer asks EPA to ensure safety of L.A. neighborhood near oil field
California senator wants the agency to address chemical odors wafting through University Park neighborhood from Allenco oil field. Los...
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Sep 30, 20131 min read
Antero Resources’s Proposed $500M Fracking Water Pipeline a Costly Wager for Drinking Water Su
This is a guest post by Clint Robertson. There’s been a lot of hype about Keystone XL over the past few months. The proposed pipeline...
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