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100 Ohio Officials Tell Governor: Time to Ban Fracking In the State
Mayors, county commissioners and city councilors have issued a letter to Ohio Gov. John Kasich asking for the right to ban the hazardous drilling practice within state borders.
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Tensions Flare Over Controversial Fracking Bill In Germany
The newly proposed law takes a middle-of-the-road approach to the polarizing issue – imposing strict rules on fracking while failing to outlaw the gas drilling process outright.
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"Houses Are Bouncing" In Oklahoma As Fracktivity Triggers Record Earthquakes
Since January, Oklahoma has had 292 earthquakes registering a magnitude 3.0 or larger, more than any state in the U.S – and nearly triple the 109 it had last year, thanks to massive oil and gas drilling.
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Decision to Frack Britain's Parks Takes Industry Influence To New Extremes
Despite UK minsters asserting the alleged economic benefits of fracking, many in Britain question the government’s new plan that puts human health, safety and the country's natural beauty at stake.
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Is There Any Scientific Study – Not Sponsored By Industry – That Asserts Fracking Is Safe?
Extensive research and reports commissioned by the fracking industry are treated as seminal, informative works within the U.K. government – but to date, no one outside industry vouches for its safety.
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In Breakthrough Decision, New York Court Rules That Towns Can Ban Fracking
The precedent-setting ruling Monday enables the towns of Dryden and Middlefield to use local zoning laws to outlaw oil and gas drilling within municipal borders.
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Asserting Community Bill of Rights, a Colorado City Files Suit to Halt Fracking
Residents of Lafayette, Colo., filed a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit demanding their right to ban drilling.
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Texas Fracking Verdict Puts Oil and Gas Industry On Notice About Toxic Emissions
Between February 2010 and July 2011, Lisa and Bob Parr filed 13 complaints about air pollution from gas and oil operations near their ranch in Wise County, Texas.
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Fracking in British Columbia Is Running Wild – Rivaling Tar Sands Emissions
With a current gas boom producing some 73 million tons of greenhouse gases a year, British Columbia’s natural gas emissions could nearly equal those of Alberta’s tar sands by as early as 2020.
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More Than 15 Million Americans Now Live Within 1 Mile Of a Fracking Well
A recent Reuters analysis uncovered the unsettling trend of home developers keeping the rights to oil and gas reserves under the houses they sell — in many cases without notifying the homes’ buyers outright, then leasing the land to fracking companies.
