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Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep?
U.S. Energy Information Administration maps show landscapes so densely veined by gas pipelines – more than 350,000 miles of them run through the country – that they look like smashed windshields. The methane madness has to stop.
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Thousands of New Yorkers Rally Against Fracking at Gov. Cuomo’s State of State Address
Protesters representing more than 100 organizations highlighted the environmental and health dangers fracking would pose to the state, calling for a ban as the only way to protect New York’s water and the health of residents.
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Judge: Exxon Faces Criminal Charges For 50,000 Gallon Frack Waste Spill
A recent ruling in Pennsylvania means the eight charges against Exxon subsidiary XTO Energy – including violations of both Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law and the Solid Waste Management Act – could be felony offenses.
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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.
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88% of Congress On Gas Industry Payroll As Campaign Donations Hit Record Level
A new report shows politicians' campaign cash from the natural gas industry has soared 231% in states that frack, and more than doubled even in the states that don't. Fact: seven of eight U.S. Congress members are on the gas industry's payroll.
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Exposed: University President Lied to Students About Fracking On School Property
“It’s insulting to know that an entity I’ve been paying $4,000 in yearly tuition is also responsible for my deteriorating health."
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California Gov. Jerry Brown Wants to Be Climate Leader – While Fracking Lots of Oil
In August, the 75-year-old, three-term governor signed into law SB4, ensuring fracking for at least the next two years while exempting the practice from thorough review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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Progressive City of Keene, N.H., Debates Future With Natural Gas
Chilly New Hampshire winters have always inspired fierce competition and debate among energy providers. In the Monadnock Region, a liberal enclave in the purple state’s patchwork of political affiliations, residents might get a new choice in the form of natural gas.
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France Says Frack Off: Abandons Shale Gas Drilling
There will be no fracking on French soil. The ban is final – “absolute” – says the government.
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Texas Fracking Company Loses Bid to Halt First Nations Protest in New Brunswick
A Canadian court ruled Monday to deny the request of Texas-based Southwestern Energy which sought a permanent injunction to prevent further protester interference with the company's shale gas exploration in New Brunswick.
