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Ohio Legislators To Vote On New Drilling Rules

2012-05-24T13:31:26Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling were ready to...

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Do OH Fracking Rules Gag Doctors?

2012-05-23T10:18:01Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Doctors given new access to the proprietary chemical recipes that oil and gas drillers use to crack into Ohio shale would be p...

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Stefanie Penn Spear: NPR Takes a Deeper Look Into Fracking Boom

2012-05-22T13:25:05Z

We need to educate our fellow Americans about the risks associated with continued use of fossil fuels and support policies that will transition our nation to relying on cleaner, renewable sources of energy.

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Methane Reported In 2 Northern PA Water Wells

2012-05-22T15:11:08Z

CANTON, Pa. (AP) — State environmental regulators say methane had to be vented from a pair of private drinking wells near a northern Pennsylvania na...

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Environmentalists Say Ohio Drilling Rules Riddled With Loopholes

2012-05-21T13:51:39Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State lawmakers heard more than six hours of testimony Monday from environmentalists and others with concerns about a bill lay...

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Ellen Cantarow: How Rural America Got Fracked

2012-05-21T11:53:36Z

Food or frac-sand: it's a decision of vital importance across the country, but one most Americans don't even realize is being made -- largely by multinational corporations and dwindling numbers of yeoman farmers in what some in this country would call "the real America."

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For Farmers, Fracking Could Mean Salvation-- Or Ruin

2012-05-21T08:57:31Z

ALBANY, N.Y. -- When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riche...

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Seeking Fracking Health Facts

2012-05-20T17:59:06Z

PITTSBURGH -- Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't.

Geisinger Health Sys...

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Christiana Z. Peppard: Invasive Procedures

2012-05-19T12:04:26Z

The rise of informed consent for invasive procedures demonstrates that, as a society, we take moral considerations seriously. People have a right to know in advance what chemicals are being used in hydraulic fracturing.

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Brooklynites: Don't Frack Our Beer!

2012-05-17T12:28:51Z

Does worrying about fracking make you thirst for a drink? Before you raise that pint of ale to your lips, consider the source.

The brewmeister of B...

VT Becomes First State To Ban Fracking

2012-05-17T11:17:33Z

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling techni...

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Ohio Senate Approves Horizontal Drilling Rules

2012-05-16T12:35:45Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio senators approved new regulations for horizontal shale drilling on Tuesday in a bipartisan vote punctuated by a spoken re...

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

2012-05-15T17:45:55Z

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport.

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'Gasland' Sequel In The Works

2012-05-15T15:54:16Z

From Mother Nature Network's Gerri Miller:

Two years ago, Josh Fox brought worldwide attention to the energy crisis with his documentary “Gasland...

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Australia Prepares For Shale Gas Future

2012-05-15T12:36:00Z

By Rebekah Kebede ADELAIDE, Australia, May 15 (Reuters) - Australia's Beach Energy may be ready to sell shale gas just a year from now...

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Brendan DeMelle: Oil and Gas Industry Moving Aggressively to Silence Critics

2012-05-14T17:00:00Z

When environmental organizations try to publicize problems, the drilling industry flexes its muscles, making it nearly impossible to get their message out.

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Gas-Rich States Lose Fracking Lottery

2012-05-14T17:50:00Z

By Joan Gralla May 14 (Reuters) - While Pennsylvania, northwestern Louisiana and gas-rich areas around the Gulf of Mexico are losing ...

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Albany Prepares For Anti-Fracking Rally

2012-05-14T17:07:00Z

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Opponents of natural gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing are planning a big day of action in Albany, N.Y., culminating with ...

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To Frack Or Not To Frack In NY; Drillers Face Bans

2012-05-13T12:27:39Z

ALBANY, N.Y. -- With all the restrictions in proposed state regulations and local bans, gas companies say about half of their lease holdings in the lu...

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'Seeking Loopholes' In Water Protection?

2012-05-13T08:14:03Z

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With all the restrictions in proposed state regulations and local bans, gas companies say about half of their lease holdings in ...

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David Bouchey: Whose Side Is Representative Mike Coffman on?

2012-05-11T19:31:05Z

When I lost my job and couldn't find another one, I became very concerned with the politics surrounding unemployment. Times are tough for a lot of people, and it's important to find out who's on our side, the side of working people.

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EPA: Water Safe In Dimock, PA

2012-05-11T15:07:00Z

By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency said drinking water is safe to consume in a
small P...

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

2012-05-10T17:48:45Z

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Chesapeake Energy Delay Added To Wyoming Gas Well Blowout

2012-05-10T13:52:00Z

May 10 (Reuters) - A blowout at a Chesapeake Energy Corp
natural gas well in Wyoming in April was caused by a
mechanical failure at the wellhead, a...

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NY Landowners Assert Right To Frack

2012-05-09T17:27:29Z

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition of upstate New York landowners seeking to lease land for natural gas drilling pressed state officials Wednesday to c...

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