100 Helpful Resources on the Dangers of Fracking
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May 10, 20149 min read
Illinois List of the Harmed – Video & Photos
We have begun compiling a list of individuals and families in Illinois who have been or are currently being harmed (i.e., negatively...
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Apr 23, 20141 min read
3 Fracking Facts That Gov. Perry Forgot to Mention
In response to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R)’s wild claims about fracking on Fred Dicker’s Talk 1300 Radio program this morning, John...
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Apr 8, 20141 min read
Oil Consultant Turned Whistleblower Exposes Fracking Crimes in Alberta
Anthony Hall | April 8, 2014 This You Tube is a compilation of segments from a 90 minute talk. Jessica Ernst worked for more than three...
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Mar 20, 20141 min read
Protestors Arrested Halting Fracking Operations in Pennsylvania State Forest
In the pre-dawn hours, activists with Marcellus Shale EarthFirst!, Pennsylvania residents and students took action to halt Anadarko’s...
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Mar 16, 20141 min read
Research Lights Up Fracking’s Black Hole
Industry’s silent treatment has been wildly successful Thanks to a silent industry, large-scale studies of gas drilling’s impacts on...
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Mar 14, 20141 min read
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...
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Mar 12, 20141 min read
Radioactive Waste From Bakken Oil Fields Raises Concerns About Local Water Contamination
By Katie Rucke Editor’s note: Some names have been changed in this article to protect the identities of certain individuals who came to...
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Mar 4, 20141 min read
6 Reasons to Celebrate the Growth of the Ban Fracking Movement
Wenonah Hauter | March 3, 2014 4:04 pm | Comments These developments show that the movement to ban fracking grows stronger by the day....
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Feb 20, 20141 min read
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...
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Jan 31, 20141 min read
Shalefield Stories: Personal Accounts From the Frontlines of Fracking
Yesterday, Environment America Research & Policy Center joined residents living on the frontlines of fracking who recounted their stories...
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Jan 24, 20141 min read
Radioactive Waste Dumped by Oil Companies Is Seeping Out of the Ground in North Dakota
There have been 300 oil spillages in the state since 2011, and now that toxic waste is coming back up. Click http://www.alternet.org/radi...
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Jan 13, 20141 min read
Illinois Residents Demand a Ban on Fracking
An Illinois ban on fracking is inevitable. The question is whether it will happen before or after a major fracking disaster. The public...
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Jan 8, 20141 min read
New Brunswick Oil Train Derails, Forcing Dozens Of Evacuations
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/08/new-brunswick-oil-train-derails_n_4558812.html AP | Posted: 01/07/2014 11:21 pm...
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Dec 14, 20132 min read
Fracking hell: what it’s really like to live next to a shale gas well
Nausea, headaches and nosebleeds, invasive chemical smells, constant drilling, slumping property prices – welcome to Ponder, Texas, where...
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Dec 6, 20131 min read
Indigenous Canadian fracking protesters refuse to back down
by Andrea SchmidtDecember 2, 20137:41PM ET Demonstrators defy court injunction intended to keep them from...
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Dec 6, 20131 min read
Martin Sheen Exposé on Fracking to Air on Public TV
This week, Martin Sheen’s Breakthroughs program released an expose on fracking featuring Environment America to public television...
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Nov 20, 20131 min read
House Energy Bills Would Unleash Fracking Free-for-All on Public Lands
By Bobby McEnaney Now that House Republicans have moved beyond closing national parks, stalling environmental safeguards and canceling...
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Nov 20, 20131 min read
Setting the Record Straight on Fracking
By Sandra Steingraber and Wenonah Hauter Speaking before youth conservation leaders in California, Jewell cited what she called...
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Nov 18, 20131 min read
Does Homeland Security Think Fracktivists are Terrorists?
Sharon Wilson | November 15, 2013 3:22 pm | Comments According to comments made by Mark Grawe, chief operating officer at EagleRidge...
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