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‘Elves’ protest fracking on Illinois governor’s lawn
Activists in costume erected fake oil drill at Quinn’s Northwest Side home http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-oil-drill-in-quinn...
Dec 24, 20132 min read
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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...
Dec 20, 20132 min read
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Foes weigh in at fracking hearing
Foes weigh in at fracking hearing 9 hours ago • By Becky Malkovich 0 CARBONDALE — Citizens voiced their concerns about proposed...
Dec 20, 20132 min read
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SAFE Interview by Joe Ragusa, WJPF Radio
SAFE Interview by Joe Ragusa, WJPF Radio Morning Newswatch Podcast Sabrina Hardenbergh, SAFE 12-19-2013 Sabrina Hardenbergh with the...
Dec 20, 20131 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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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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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...
Dec 14, 20132 min read
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First fracking ban referendum in Illinois on the ballot in Johnson County
First fracking referendum in Illinois Posted by KFVS: Dec 12, 2013 6:31 PM CST, Updated: Dec 12, 2013 9:12 PM CST Allison Twaits...
Dec 13, 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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Southern Illinois Unprepared for Social Costs of Fracking Boom
Will Reynolds Posted: 11/27/2013 3:32 pm The Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence is concerned southern Illinois is unprepared...
Dec 2, 20131 min read
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Fracking opponents take their fight to Chicago
Proposed rules weaken key provisions of law, activists say By Julie Wernau, Chicago Tribune reporterNovember 29, 2013 Hundreds of miles...
Dec 2, 20132 min read
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A statement from SAFE about the current state of affairs regarding fracking in Illinois…
November 25, 2013 At this moment in time when almost every major player in Illinois has capitulated to intimidation from the oil and gas...
Nov 25, 20131 min read
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Winkeler: Let’s stop pretending when it comes to fracking
http://thesouthern.com/sports/outdoors/winkeler-let-s-stop-pretending-when-it-comes-to-fracking/article_df7f9f42-531d-11e3-a2e1-0019bb296...
Nov 23, 20132 min read
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Proposed fracking rules in Illinois raise ire of environmentalists
Groups fear weakening of state law passed five months ago November 16, 2013|By Julie Wernau, Chicago Tribune reporter...
Nov 17, 20132 min read
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Illinois’ draft fracking regulations: haste makes waste
This is a recent blog from one of the lead attorneys who worked on the fracking regulatory bill in the spring, regarding the specific...
Nov 17, 20136 min read
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Group calls foul on IDNR “rubber stamp” Fracking Task Force
For Release: immediate 11/8/13 Contacts: Bill Rau, IPA Spokesperson. Phone: (309) 662-1605 Annette McMichael, IPA and SAFE Spokesperson....
Nov 9, 20133 min read
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Local control being petitioned: No fracking referendum in Johnson County, yet
Read entire story at http://thesouthern.com/news/local-control-being-petitioned-no-fracking-referendum-in-johnson-county/article_c2a2f9fa...
Nov 5, 20133 min read
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David V. Goliath: Colorado Towns Take On Gas Giants To Rein In Fracking
Read the entire story at http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/10/30/2854001/colorado-fracking-battle/ By Tom Kenworthy on October 30,...
Nov 5, 20133 min read
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