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Newfoundland bans fracking pending more research
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/politics/archives/2013/11/20131104-132030.html QMI AGENCY Amid ongoing anti-fracking protests in New...
May 5, 20141 min read
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Breaking: Los Angeles Passes Fracking Moratorium
http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/28/breaking-los-angeles-passes-fracking-moratorium/ Brandon Baker | February 28, 2014 3:19 pm Los Angeles is...
Mar 3, 20142 min read
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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...
Dec 18, 20131 min read
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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...
Dec 3, 20132 min read
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Huge Election Victories for Colorado’s Anti-Fracking Movement
Yesterday’s election brought huge results for anti-fracking voters in Fort Collins, Boulder and Lafayette where all measures were...
Nov 6, 20131 min read
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Granville Co. votes no to fracking
Posted: Sep 03, 2013 10:46 PM CST Updated: Sep 04, 2013 6:34 AM CST by Eileen Park – bio | email OXFORD, N.C. – Hydraulic fracturing, or...
Sep 11, 20131 min read
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Rockland County Bans Radioactive Fracking Waste
June 5, 2013 Grassroots Environmental Education A coalition of health and environmental groups have joined together to congratulate the...
Jun 26, 20131 min read
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New Mexico county first in nation to ban fracking to safeguard water
By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times May 28, 2013, 9:36 p.m. OCATE, N.M. — Sitting in the tidy living room of the home they built themselves,...
May 29, 20135 min read
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Quebec Proposes Law to Ban Fracking for Up to 5 Years
By Frederic Tomesco – May 15, 2013 3:30 PM CT Bloomberg Quebec Environment Minister Yves-Francois Blanchet introduced legislation that...
May 16, 20131 min read
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Appeals court upholds local fracking bans in New York
By Associated Press business staff on May 02, 2013 at 2:55 PM, updated May 02, 2013 at 3:01 PM ALBANY, N.Y. — A mid-level state appeals...
May 5, 20131 min read
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List of Fracking Bans Worldwide
HERE IS A LIST of bans on fracking worldwide. It will be updated over time, so click on the link to see the most recent version!
May 2, 20131 min read
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First County in U.S. Bans Oil and Gas Extraction
EcoWatch 04-30-2013 Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund Mora Valley, New Mexico Monday the County Commission of Mora County,...
Apr 30, 20132 min read
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Village of Alto Pass, IL Bans Fracking
NEWS RELEASE Written & Submitted by: Annette McMichael/SAFE Media Relations Director 12-13-12/For Immediate Release Alto Pass Signs...
Dec 13, 20122 min read
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Toxic Fracking Wastewater Banned in White Plains, New York
Legislators and supporters celebrate fracking waste ban on the steps of the County office building this afternoon. A coalition of health...
Dec 13, 20123 min read
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Fracking Ban in Baldwin Borough, Pennsylvania
The frackers are everywhere these days. And they’re very effective at neutralizing opposition at the federal, state and provincial level....
Nov 12, 20123 min read
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Michigan Bans and Resolutions
Wayne County – Passed resolution supporting statewide and national ban. Detroit – Passed resolution supporting statewide and national...
Nov 12, 20121 min read
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Pittsburgh Ban on Natural Gas Fracking Faces Challenge from State Authorities
In 2010, Pittsburgh adopted a first-in-the-nation ordinance banning corporations from extracting natural gas within the city using the...
Nov 11, 20121 min read
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Longmont Colorado fracking ban storms to victory | Longmont Times-Call
LONGMONT, CO — Longmont’s city charter will now ban fracking. By Scott Rochat Longmont Times-Call Posted: 11/06/2012 11:10:03 PM MST...
Nov 10, 20123 min read
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City of Carlyle Illinois Bans Fracking
The city of Carlyle has established the first legal precedent in Illinois that a non-home rule municipality can prohibit drilling for oil...
Oct 28, 20121 min read
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Vermont Becomes First State to Ban Natural Gas Fracking – YouTube
Vermont Becomes First State to Ban Natural Gas Fracking – YouTube. Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban the natural gas...
Oct 7, 20121 min read
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