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Fracking Failure: Frackers In Pennsylvania Violate Health And Environmental Regulations On A Daily Basis
Fracking Failure: Frackers In Pennsylvania Violate Health And Environmental Regulations On A Daily Basis From the American Petroleum Institute’sclaim that fracking is “safely unlocking vast U.S. reserves of oil and natural gas” to Chris “Frack Master” Faulkner himselfinsisting “fracking isn’t contaminating anything,” the oil and gas industry constantly tells us that fracking can be done safely, despite plenty of evidence to the […]
Flustered Liz Truss Blames Civil Servants for Redacted Fracking Report Fiasco
Flustered Liz Truss Blames Civil Servants for Redacted Fracking Report Fiasco Liz Truss, the environment secretary, turned on her own department yesterday as the Tory government came under increasing criticism for its heavy-handed redactions to a controversial report about fracking. Truss, a Conservative member of the Cabinet, toldthe House of Commons there are “no plans” for […]
Leaked Document Could Shatter UK Shale Dreams
Leaked Document Could Shatter UK Shale Dreams U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s hopes for a British-style shale gas revolution recently took a major hit. Cameron has promised that his government will be “going all out” to develop Britain’s shale gas resources, which he argues will create new jobs and cut dependence on imported gas. But a committee […]
Did Alberta Just Break a Fracking Earthquake World Record?
Did Alberta Just Break a Fracking Earthquake World Record? Hydraulic fracturing, a technology used to crack open difficult oil and gas formations, appears to have set off a swarm of earthquakes near Fox Creek, Alberta, including a record-breaking tremor with a felt magnitude of 4.4 last week. That would likely make it the largest felt […]
Message to the UK: the fracking ‘bridge’ is burning!
Message to the UK: the fracking ‘bridge’ is burning! The lesson of fracking in the US and Canada is a simple one, writes Naomi Klein. The fracking industry is vicious, brutal and will stop at nothing to get its way. British anti-frackers can celebrate yesterday’s achievements – but the fight ahead will not be an […]
MPs brand fracking ‘incompatible’ with UK climate targets
MPs brand fracking ‘incompatible’ with UK climate targets Fracking should be banned because it is incompatible with the UK‘s climate targets, according to the cross-party House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). The committee’s report has been rushed out in advance of a series of parliamentary votes this afternoon on the government’s Infrastructure Bill. Ten MPs have tabled an amendment to the […]
HYPE, BROKEN PROMISES AND SHALES
HYPE, BROKEN PROMISES AND SHALES The term shale revolution has been used so much that it almost has no meaning anymore. But were shales ever really the energy panacea promised or merely a self styled hype machine? Would the frenzy in drilling ever have truly taken off if it weren’t for cheap money? These are […]
‘Strong correlation’ between quakes and fracking in Kansas – official
‘Strong correlation’ between quakes and fracking in Kansas – official Geologists in the state of Kansas now say that a recent string of mysterious earthquakes may have been caused by pumping chemicals into the ground as part of the controversial gas and oil extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Geologists in the state […]
New—and Worrisome—Contaminants Emerge From Oil and Gas Wells
New—and Worrisome—Contaminants Emerge From Oil and Gas Wells Researchers find alarming levels of ammonium and iodide in fracking wastewater released into Pennsylvania and West Virginia streams. Two hazardous chemicals never before known as oil and gas industry pollutants – ammonium and iodide – are being released into Pennsylvania and West Virginia waterways from the booming […]
New Research Links Scores of Earthquakes to Fracking Wells Near a Fault in Ohio
New Research Links Scores of Earthquakes to Fracking Wells Near a Fault in Ohio Not long after two mild earthquakes jolted the normally steady terrain outside Youngstown, Ohio, last March, geologists quickly decided that hydraulic fracturing operations at new oil-and-gas wells in the area had set off the tremors. Now a detailed study has concluded […]
2014 Year in Review – David Collum | Peak Prosperity
2014 Year in Review – David Collum | Peak Prosperity. Every year, friend-of-the-site David Collum writes a detailed “Year in Review” synopsis full of keen perspective and plenty of wit. This year’s is no exception. As with past years, he has graciously selected PeakProsperity.com as the site where it will be published in full. It’s quite longer than […]
RIGZONE – Report: Texas Could Face 2.7 Trillion Gallon Water Shortfall by 2060
RIGZONE – Report: Texas Could Face 2.7 Trillion Gallon Water Shortfall by 2060. The state of Texas could face a 2.7 trillion gallon water shortfall by 2060, according to a recent report by Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service. To address this potential shortfall, the state should offer tax incentives to […]
US Shale Under Pressure From More Than Just Low Prices
US Shale Under Pressure From More Than Just Low Prices. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has come full circle in Denton, Texas after a controversial ban on the practice entered into effect on Tuesday. Denton is one of several cities located on top of the massive Barnett shale formation, regarded as the birthplace of modern fracking. […]
Fracking Risks Compared to Asbestos and Other Environmental and Health Dangers
Fracking Risks Compared to Asbestos and Other Environmental and Health Dangers. While the title of the new British government report Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It sounds cheery, the news it contained about fracking, among other environmentally dubious technologies, was anything but. The annual report of the government chief scientific advisor featured a lot of “better living through science”-type happy […]
