Fracking - US companies and regulators must disclose environmental data. It's impossible to accurately predict the effects of environmental pollution if we do not know the identity and concentration of chemicals being released into soils and waterways.
The rise of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has ushered in an era of intense drilling that has been called the great shale gas rush. Fracking allows oil and natural gas to be extracted from horizontal wells, thousands of metres below the Earth's surface. We tried to piece together the environmental impact of the great shale gas rush, and quickly discovered how little is actually known about the effects this booming industry is having on plants and wildlife.
Fracking Gag Rule Part III: Wastewater. This is the conclusion of a three-part series inspired by the North Carolina General Assembly’s decision to make the disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking a crime here in the Tar Heel State, purportedly to protect the trade secrets of the drilling companies.
In Part I, I reviewed why I do not believe that the identities of these chemicals qualify as trade secrets. In Part II, I gave my opinion on what I believe to be the actual motivations for the legislation. Fracking rural America to death: First solid case of aquifer contamination recorded in Texas. Testing of methane concentration in water of Parker County, Texas indicates a link between the dangerously high levels of natural gas in local water supply and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations in the gas-rich Barnett Shale, scientists say.
Parker County resident Steve Lipsky has known for years his water has been contaminated with high levels of methane gas. Last year, he filed a complaint with state oil and gas regulators at the Texas Railroad Commission. More recently, news broadcaster WFAA even went so far as to "ignite" local well water to highlight the issue. Udall addresses Colorado fracking fight; Gardner fires back - Denver Business Journal. U.S.
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall says he’s hopeful that weeks of negotiations involving Colorado’s oil and gas industry, local officials, environmental groups and Gov. Fracking Companies Used 45 Million Pounds Of Toxic Chemicals In Los Angeles Last Year. By Katie Valentine "Fracking Companies Used 45 Million Pounds Of Toxic Chemicals In Los Angeles Last Year"
Fracking wells possible culprit of Texas earthquakes. RENO, Texas — The first time the earth shook their home, David and Meredith Hull thought it was a propane tank exploding outside, an odd but rare phenomenon.
Then it happened again. And again and again — more than 30 earthquakes since early November. One tremor tossed David Hull against the refrigerator and Meredith atop the stove. "It felt like something was under the house literally lifting it up and slamming it back down on its foundation," said David Hull, 60, a retired sheriff's deputy. "The whole house was shaking. "
Europe. Industry Opportunism. Dangers. Alternatives. Banning. Resistance. Midwest. California. More-than-85-of-new-canadian-jobs-came-from-one-place-alberta-1. Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press Published Sunday, March 9, 2014 9:20AM EDT Last Updated Sunday, March 9, 2014 10:51AM EDT OTTAWA -- When it comes to job creation in Canada, there's Alberta and then there's everybody else.
The latest employment data for February showed that the oil-rich western province created an impressive 18,800 jobs, largely in construction, mining and oil and gas, while in the rest of the country overall employment fell. Economists warn against staking too much on any one-month data point, but the February result is no outlier. Spectra Energy Corp. exec Greg Ebel says fracking is safe for the environment - Houston Business Journal. Chris Curry/HBJ Michael Watford, CEO of Ultra Petroleum Corp., participated in the Houston Business Journal's Conversation with Energy Leaders breakfast forum on June 12 at the Royal Sonesta to discuss a variety of energy topics impacting the Houston region and the world.
Houston-based Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: UPL) Chairman, President and CEO Mike Watford certainly didn't mince words when asked if hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is safe for the environment. "Hell, yeah, it's safe," Watford said. Watford and Spectra Energy Corp. After Attacking Poor Families at CPAC, Paul Ryan Embarrassingly Gets Caught Plagiarizing from Book. Fracking and Retirees Drive U.S. Population Growth. Welcome to 21st-century America, in which population growth trends are driven by baby boomers packing into Florida retirement enclaves and workers chasing the fracking boom from North Dakota to Texas.
Fracking Freak-Out Justified? Paul Wellman Line in the Sand: Hillary Aidun (right) with the Center for Biological Diversity speaks out against fracking.
Enviros and Industry Reps Trade Jabs at Coastal Protection Hearing. Fracking and Risk to Water and Regulation. To mark this year’s World Water Day, UNESCO and UN Water released the 2014 World Water Development report highlighting the key role that water and energy play in economic development. According to the report, some 768 million people do not have access to an improved source of water, while 2.5 billion people do not have access to adequate sanitation. To assume, however, that people living in developed countries are somehow exempt from legitimate concerns about the safety and quality of their water belies today’s reality.
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