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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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Antero Resources’s Proposed $500M Fracking Water Pipeline a Costly Wager for Drinking Water Su
This is a guest post by Clint Robertson. There’s been a lot of hype about Keystone XL over the past few months. The proposed pipeline...
Sep 30, 20131 min read
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As Scientists Warn About Climate Change, Russia Eyes Vast Frack Reserves
Oil Change International By Andy Rowell So tomorrow is the day. The report will be met with a frothing load of bile from the usual...
Sep 27, 20131 min read
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A Texan tragedy: ample oil, no water
Fracking boom sucks away precious water from beneath the ground, leaving cattle dead, farms bone-dry and people thirsty Suzanne...
Sep 26, 20131 min read
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Setting the Record Straight on Tar Sands and Water Use
Environmental Defence Big Oil is spending millions of dollars to try to greenwash the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of...
Sep 24, 20131 min read
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Eco-Investigators Say Fracking Air Pollution Is Poisoning Families in Texas
Monday, 23 September 2013 10:00 Chiot’s Run)Cameron Cerny moved with his mother and father to Karnes County in southern Texas 10 years...
Sep 23, 20131 min read
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Colorado Flooding Triggers More Oil and Gas Spills
Cliff Willmeng The crisis for the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) that last week’s floods created is now, thanks to community...
Sep 23, 20131 min read
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Beyond Clean Coal/Fracking Awards: IL Environmental Council Should Honor These Five Environmental Le
Jeff Biggers Posted: 09/19/2013 3:30 pm in Huffington Post As the nation watches the unfolding crisis of flooded fracking sites in...
Sep 20, 20134 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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