There's So Much Fracking in Pennsylvania That Indie Bands and World-Famous Hitchhiking Directors Can't Find Hotels
So this is a pretty surreal story.
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Latest Stories in Fossil Fuels
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More US Shale Gas Drilling Means More Gas Flaring, More Emissions
The World Bank reports that for the first time since 2008 global gas flaring has increased, with the blame placed on increased shale gas drilling in North Dakota.
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Fracking Chemicals Could Hit Drinking Water More Quickly Than Thought - As Interior Mulls Letting Companies Disclose Them After the Fact
Computer modeling of the Marcellus Shale shows that chemicals could reach the surface in as little as "a few years."
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Fracking Did Contaminate Wyoming Town's Wells, Independent Review Confirms
A quartet of green groups commissioned a review of the EPA's report on groundwater contamination in Pavillion, Wyoming, finding that the EPA got it right. Fracking is to blame.
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Could Using Propane Instead of Water Clean Up Fracking?
That's an unanswered question, but it also enable frackers to get around New York state's moratorium on hydraulic fracturing.
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With 13% of World's Undiscovered Oil, Nations Continue Resource Scramble in Arctic
There are eight nations making claims in the region, attempting to define boundaries now that those boundaries increasingly have serious financial implications.
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What Happens When Murdoch's New York Post, Fracking, and Selective Editing Combine? Crappy Journalism
Crappy Journalism of the highest order in fact. You get a cocktail perhaps even more toxic than the secret blend of chemicals used in fracking itself.
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Think Natural Gas Leasing Makes Homeowners Money? Think Again (Video)
Water Defense's latest anti-natural gas video takes on what happens to homeowners' property values and how much money they really receive from natural gas drilling.
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To Lower Emissions Climate Coalitions Should Start Buying Fossil Fuel Rights & Not Use Them
Are we overlooking an effective means to lower emissions, keeping fossil fuels in the ground? A new study says yes. Would it be allowed to work though?
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Lenders Say Fracking Presents a Mortgage Risk
Landowners who sign away mineral leases may be ineligible for mortgages, presenting a real financial risk long before any drilling starts.
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Natural Gas Vehicles Less Climate-Friendly Than Thought, Methane Leaks To Blame
Another study takes on methane leaks from natural gas production, saying that because of these natural gas vehicles are less green than claimed, though replacing coal power plants with natural gas will help the climate.
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350.org, Josh Fox and Friends Announce Don't Frack OH Action
There are many reasons to stop fracking in Ohio, but let me unpack two: fracking is causing earthquakes across the country and natural gas is a potential climate killer.
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UK Fuel Crisis Makes Case for Electric Vehicles and Shed Offices
As British fuel pumps ran dry thanks to government incompetence, some motorists were left completely untouched. Will this help kickstart the electric car market?
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Coal Rules, Occupy Wall Street Sucks: Coal Industry (Video)
The coal industry launches its election season ad campaign by making fun of Occupy Wall Street.
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Everything You Need to Know About Gas Prices in One Quick Presentation
This should clear up any remaining confusion about why gas prices are so high.
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With New System, Obama Admin to Approve Fracking & Drilling Operations in 1/3rd the Time
The Obama administration is working to again help out its foes in the oil industry.
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EPA Orders Oil Companies to Pay for Contamination of Montana Town's Water Supply
More than 40 million gallons of brine have entered the drinking water aquifer over five decades. Now, the EPA is holding three oil companies at least partly responsible for the contamination.
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Fracking 'Exxposed' In New Video From Water Defense
"All across the country, gas companies are poisoning water, tearing apart communities and destroying the American dream for thousands of families who can't protect their children from what comes out of the tap."
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Kosovo Citizens Protest World Bank's Plan to Build Coal Plant
The World Bank wants to build a big coal plant in Kosovo, and is refusing to consider cleaner, more modern energy technologies.
