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5 Reasons Natural Gas Won’t Be an Environmental and Economic Savior
We aren’t going to be able to drill our way out of the climate crisis without creating an even bigger mess in the process. January 10,...
Jan 13, 20137 min read
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America’s Secret Fracking War
It might not get as much media attention as the conflict in Afghanistan, but its stakes could be infinitely higher By Ellen Cantarow,...
Jan 9, 201311 min read
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No Economic Boom from Fracking West Virginia
The Emporer Has No Gas Boom In WV By Sean O’Leary – The State of My State, December 20, 2012, journal-news.net On December 10th, WV Gov....
Jan 9, 20134 min read
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Meet Anthony Ingraffea—From Industry Insider to Implacable Fracking Opponent
by Ellen Cantarow Why, exactly, is high-volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing such a devastating industry? How best to describe its...
Jan 6, 201311 min read
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Alto Pass Signs Fracking Ban
From the Goreville Gazette Opponents of the mining process known as hydraulic fracturing are praising a recent ordinance signed by the...
Jan 6, 20134 min read
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Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may have serious health impacts
Colorado School of Public Health 19 March, 2012 View the official news release on the  CU Denver Newsroom [Photo is Susan Wallace-Babb,...
Jan 6, 20133 min read
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Henry Henderson: No fracking in Illinois until communities are safe
Henry Henderson directs the Midwest Program for the Natural Resources Defense Council, a green group with 1.3 million members and...
Jan 6, 20133 min read
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Lawsuits from Families Harmed by Fracking
Read what families are going through in the face of fracking. These are real people, real families. This is their experience with...
Jan 5, 20132 min read
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An Open Letter to Illinois Environmentalists about Fracking Legislation
My friends, I think so often of you all and my days as president of the Illinois Environmental Council and State Field Representative of...
Jan 5, 20137 min read
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