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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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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...
Oct 6, 20133 min read
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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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Radioactive Wastewater From Fracking Is Found in a Pennsylvania Stream
New testing of treated wastewater from fracking shows that it contains high levels of radioactive radium, along with chloride and ...
Oct 3, 20131 min read
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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...
Oct 3, 20132 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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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. –...
Oct 2, 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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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...
Sep 30, 20131 min read
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EXPERTS: FRACKING METHANE LEAKAGE STUDY FINANCED BY GAS INDUSTRY WITH PARTNER, EDF, IS DEEPLY FLAWED
Numerous Problems Outlined With How Study Was Conducted in Order to Achieve Results Inconsistent with Findings of Independent Researchers...
Sep 20, 20134 min read
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New research: more than half of landowners report problems with shale gas development on their land
Amy Mall’s Blog Posted September 12, 2013 in Health and the Environment Earlier this year, researchers from West Virginia University...
Sep 15, 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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Statement on Preliminary Findings from the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project Study
Concerned Health Professionals of NY August 27, 2013 by Larysa Dyrszka, MD; Kathleen Nolan, MD, MSL; and Sandra Steingraber, PhD Early...
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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President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Not Even Close
Tom Weis Unfortunately for all of us, the blueprint he presented is more PR than plan, and has zero chance of stabilizing the climate. To...
Aug 12, 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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Potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling, UT Arlington study says
University of Texas Arlington 26 July 2013 Media Contact: Traci Peterson, Office:817-272-9208, Cell:817-521-5494, tpeterso@uta.edu A new...
Jul 28, 20132 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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WY Groups Call Foul as EPA Hands Fracking Groundwater Contamination Investigation Over to State
June 21, 2013 Earthworks Pavillion-area citizens, landowners and environmental groups today condemned Gov. Mead’s (R-WY) announcement...
Jun 24, 20131 min read
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Frackademia: University of Tennessee Set to Lease Forest For Fracking, Enriching Governor’s Fa
8,600 acres of the Cumberland Forest owned by University of Tennessee-Knoxville will be leased off to the oil and gas industry this...
Jun 12, 20132 min read
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