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How Fracking Destroys the American Dream
http://ecowatch.com/2014/03/20/udated-fracking-vs-american-dream-resource-guide/ How Fracking Destroys the American Dream Resource Media...
May 15, 201412 min read
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Environmental Public Health Dimensions of Shale and Tight Gas Development
Environmental Public Health Dimensions of Shale and Tight Gas Development Seth B. Shonkoff, Jake Hays, and Madelon L. Finkel ...
May 10, 20141 min read
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Fracking-Linked Earthquakes May Strike Far from Wells
http://www.livescience.com/45322-fracking-wastewater-farther-earthquakes.html?cmpid=557645 By Becky Oskin, Staff Writer | May 02,...
May 7, 20141 min read
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EPA drastically underestimates methane released at drilling sites
Also Ozone treaty, world wars slowed global warming, study says Small microbes almost killed all life on Earth, study suggests How much...
Apr 15, 20141 min read
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Report Offers Grim Predictions for South Texas Air Quality Amid Eagle Ford Oil Boom
State-funded study projects dramatic increase in emissions from oil and gas development by 2018. Jim Morris, Lisa Song and David Hasemyer...
Apr 13, 20141 min read
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New Fracking Studies Conclude We’re not Paying Enough Attention to Health and Environmental Im
New fracking studies conclude we’re not paying enough attention to health and environmental impacts byMeteor BladesFollow, MON APR 07,...
Apr 8, 20144 min read
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Congress to EPA: Investigate and Address Water Contamination From Fracking
For the first time, members of Congress today called upon U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to...
Apr 3, 20141 min read
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How 11,000 Oil and Gas Wells Gave Utah Community More Ozone Pollution Than Los Angeles
Clearly, there’s no comparing the sparse population of Utah’s Uintah Basin and that of the mega-metropolis within the Los Angeles basin....
Apr 1, 20141 min read
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200+ Groups Tell Congress and Obama: Reject Fast-Tracking Exports of Fracked Gas Overseas
Following a push by the Obama Administration and House Speaker John Bohener to fast-track natural gas exports as leverage against Russia...
Mar 14, 20141 min read
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Breaking News: Drilling Halted After 2 Earthquakes
http://businessjournaldaily.com/drilling-down/breaking-news-drilling-halted-after-2-earthquakes-2014-3-10 Monday, March 10, 2014 By Dan...
Mar 10, 20141 min read
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Biggest Concerns Still Unanswered in Gov. Kasich’s Collusion With Fracking Industry
By Brian Kunkemoeller Ohio’s Gov. John Kasich reversed his position on fracking public lands in response to public outcry about the...
Feb 25, 20141 min read
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Wayne County, IL Fracking Blowout – Two injured
Fairfield Rig Explosion Highlights Loopholes in Illinois Fracking Regulations On a sub-zero degree Monday, January 27th, the casing blew...
Feb 21, 20142 min read
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Risks of Fracking Boom Draw Renewed Attention from Investors
A coalition of investors called out five oil and gas companies for failing to measure or reduce risks associated with fracking on...
Feb 20, 20141 min read
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Exclusive: Permit Shows Bakken Shale Oil in Casselton Train Explosion Contained High Levels of Volat
On January 2, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a major safety alert, declaring oil obtained...
Jan 7, 20141 min read
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Eagle Ford Shale: Breathe at Your Own Risk
Fracking is in full swing in the Eagle Ford Shale region of southern Texas, home to the most productive oil field in the United States....
Jan 3, 20141 min read
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MU Researchers Find Fracking Chemicals Disrupt Hormone Function
School of Medicine University of Missouri Health System MU Researchers Find Fracking Chemicals Disrupt Hormone Function...
Dec 17, 20132 min read
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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...
Dec 17, 20132 min read
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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....
Dec 15, 20132 min read
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New Report Exposes Impacts of Fracking on Water
A new report released today reveals the impacts of Marcellus Shale gas development on freshwater resources in Pennsylvania and West...
Oct 31, 20131 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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