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Illinois First High Volume Horizontal Well
Just on the outskirts of Stephen A. Forbes State Park in Marion County, Illinois, a high-tech oil well nestled on secluded land owned by...
Oct 21, 20128 min read
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Illinois Earthquake November 20th near Drilling/Injection Well Photos
The midwest United States is experiencing a rash of earthquakes at fracking / injection well / drilling locations: Today — at the...
Oct 20, 20121 min read
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Video: The Illinois Fracking Moratorium Movement
Produced by Cindy Green. Did you know there are Illinois residents who are already affected by existing drilling and frack water...
Oct 19, 20121 min read
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New Report Confirms Fracking is Reckless « EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of the Grassroots Environment
A new report on shale resources and hydraulic fracturing from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—an independent, nonpartisan...
Oct 16, 20124 min read
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EPA Report Links Fracking To Water Pollution
This May 2009 picture shows John Fenton, a farmer who lives near Pavillion in central Wyoming, standing near a tank used in natural gas...
Oct 15, 20122 min read
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The Case for a Ban on Gas Fracking | Food & Water Watch
Billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has invested millions of dollars in natural gas, which he promotes as a promising “bridge fuel”...
Oct 15, 20122 min read
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List of the Harmed | Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air
The following is an ever-growing list of the individuals and families that have been harmed by fracking or shale gas production in the...
Oct 15, 20121 min read
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What About Radioactive Materials? | Stuart H. Smith
Imagine trying to dump a bunch of potentially radioactive oil waste in a regular municipal landfill without any permits or even testing....
Oct 15, 20123 min read
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Air Contamination Pathways From High-Volume Fracturing Activities | Liz Patula, SAFE
Air contamination from large-scale hydraulic fracturing activities takes a variety of pathways. According to the Oil and Gas...
Oct 14, 20122 min read
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