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Rally targets Newcastle coal terminal - Ninemsn
Mar 16th 2013, 00:38


Rally targets Newcastle coal terminal
Ninemsn
Rally targets Newcastle coal terminal. 11:34am March 16, 2013. Opponents of a new coal terminal have staged a protest rally in Newcastle to highlight concerns that extra coal dust will prove a health hazard to local residents. Surviving great falls ...
Newcastle rally to stop fourth coal loader ABC Online

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Bill to end oil, gas tax holiday tabled - Billings Gazette
Mar 15th 2013, 23:49


Bill to end oil, gas tax holiday tabled
Billings Gazette
Kaufmann's bill would have ended the tax holiday, increasing the taxes paid by oil-and-gas producers by as much as $32 million a year. Half of the new revenue would have gone to local governments to address the impacts of the oil and gas developments ...

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Obama Seeks to Use Oil and Gas Money to Develop Alternative Fuel Cars - New York Times
Mar 15th 2013, 23:40


PV-Tech

Obama Seeks to Use Oil and Gas Money to Develop Alternative Fuel Cars
New York Times
ARGONNE, Ill. — Warning that the United States risks falling behind in the international race to develop alternative energy, President Obama on Friday proposed diverting $2 billion in revenue from federal oil and gas royalties over the next decade to ...
Obama calls for $2bn from oil and gas revenues to fund clean energy research PV-Tech
Obama: Use Oil & Gas Lease Dollars To Fund Gasoline-Free Cars Green Car Reports
Obama renews green push, urges Congress to break 'cycle of spiking gas prices' The Hill (blog)
Quartz  - Washington Post (blog)
all 133 news articles »

Missouri Coalition for the Environment urges more attention to Bridgeton landfills - STLtoday.com
Mar 15th 2013, 22:53


CBS Local

Missouri Coalition for the Environment urges more attention to Bridgeton landfills
STLtoday.com
The Environmental Protection Agency last month said radioactive material at the West Lake Landfill is 1,200 feet from the underground fire. The agency said it's working with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to monitor events at the ...
Missouri Coalition for the Environment: Experts Brief Missouri Public ... PR Newswire (press release)
Officials Urge Action Now Against West Lake Landfill Patch.com

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Coal Protesters Cry Foul - Hood River News
Mar 15th 2013, 22:33


Coal Protesters Cry Foul
Hood River News
Coal Protesters Cry Foul. Citizen groups say coal export is the wrong choice for the country and the Columbia River Gorge. Anti -coal protestors walk past Riverside Church on State Street. Photo by Julie Raefield-Gobbo. By Julie Raefield-Gobbo · As of ...

Coal India share up for re-rating - Daily News & Analysis
Mar 15th 2013, 22:07


Coal India share up for re-rating
Daily News & Analysis
An overhang of investors' concerns, some unfounded, has been keeping the stock of Coal India at levels below its potential, a section of the market believes. Among them, at least one – disinvestment of shares by the government, which currently holds ...

Obama defends green energy push after budget cuts - AFP
Mar 15th 2013, 22:00


Financial Post

Obama defends green energy push after budget cuts
AFP
ARGONNE, Illinois — US President Barack Obama defended green energy research spending Friday, two weeks after budget cuts kicked in, warning that those reductions would leave America trailing its global rivals. In a speech that sought to develop his ...
Obama revives green energy sales pitch The Hill (blog)
Obama to call for $2 billion green energy fund Washington Examiner
Green energy more important for climate than whether Keystone approved ... Financial Post
Montreal Gazette  - Business Green
all 133 news articles »

Obama pitches clean-fuel car plan in Chicago but signals retreat on Keystone - The Guardian
Mar 15th 2013, 21:32


The Guardian

Obama pitches clean-fuel car plan in Chicago but signals retreat on Keystone
The Guardian
But on the most immediate environmental decision in his in-tray — the future of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project – White House officials indicated on Friday that Obama's green and liberal supporters would be in for a disappointment ...

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CSI Aviation expands into oil and gas field services - Albuquerque Business First
Mar 15th 2013, 20:00


CSI Aviation expands into oil and gas field services
Albuquerque Business First
CSI Aviation is expanding into oil and gas field emergency response. The company said Friday it has begun offering emergency response services, in addition to its chartered flight services, to the remote areas where many New Mexico oil fields are located.

Grant Black tapped as new Wyoming oil and gas supervisor - Casper Star-Tribune Online
Mar 15th 2013, 19:52


KCSR

Grant Black tapped as new Wyoming oil and gas supervisor
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Black, 58, served as oil and gas supervisor in Arkansas from 1999-2004. He left the position in 2004 to become director of governmental affairs for Samson Resources, an Oklahoma company with Wyoming interests. Black was laid off by the company in ...
New oil and gas chief hired Gillette News Record
Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission hires Samson Resources ... The Republic

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Research and Markets: United Kingdom Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2020 ... - Fort Mills Times
Mar 15th 2013, 19:35


Research and Markets: United Kingdom Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2020 ...
Fort Mills Times
United Kingdom Oil and Gas Industry Outlook to 2020 from OGAnalysis provides a comprehensive overview of the United Kingdom oil and gas sector, covering the entire value chain of the industry. It analyzes and forecasts each of the oil and gas segments ...
New Market Research Report: Oil & Gas Capital Expenditure Outlook 2013 SBWire (press release)

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Woman accused of defrauding oil and gas companies of more than $1.6 million - GlobalNews.ca
Mar 15th 2013, 18:38


Woman accused of defrauding oil and gas companies of more than $1.6 million
GlobalNews.ca
Calgary police have laid fraud charges against a woman who defrauded five companies of more than $1.6 million over a period of six years. While working in the payroll department of each company, the woman would alter payroll deposits by either ...

California Gov. Jerry Brown Rejects Activists' 'Ideological Bandwagon'
Mar 15th 2013, 18:26

When someone with Governor Brown's long record on renewable energy and environmental regulation speaks favorably about domestic oil and gas production, it sh...
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Patriot Coal Seeks to Cut Retirees' Benefits - ABC News
Mar 15th 2013, 17:52


KMOV.com

Patriot Coal Seeks to Cut Retirees' Benefits
ABC News
Patriot Coal Corp. has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to modify collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers of America, allowing the company to cut health care coverage for retired miners. St. Louis-based Patriot also sought to ...
Patriot Coal seeks to terminate retiree health benefits Reuters
Peabody Energy slams Patriot Coal after lawsuit over retiree benefits MarketWatch (blog)
Patriot Coal Asks Court to Modify Wages, Benefits Businessweek
The Logan Banner
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Egypt's Sawiris case raises fears over investment environment - Financial Times (blog)
Mar 15th 2013, 17:27


Egypt's Sawiris case raises fears over investment environment
Financial Times (blog)
An Egyptian proverb says, "when the merchant goes bust, he starts searching through his old books," in the hope, of course, of finding a debt or two that he can call in. To many Egyptians, their government is acting like the proverbial merchant as it ...

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As US Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems Abroad - National Geographic
Mar 15th 2013, 17:06


National Geographic

As US Cleans Its Energy Mix, It Ships Coal Problems Abroad
National Geographic
The United States essentially is exporting a share of its greenhouse gas emissions in the form of coal, data show. If the trend continues, the dramatic changes in energy use in the United States—in particular, the switch from coal to newly abundant ...
US utilities to burn more coal as natgas prices climb -traders Reuters
What makes clean coal 'clean': A rhetorical look Carbon Brief (blog)
Coal's profitability may encourage plant upgrades ENDS Europe (subscription)
Resource Investing News  - Business Standard
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Green energy more important for climate than Keystone: White House - Reuters
Mar 15th 2013, 17:05


KGMI

Green energy more important for climate than Keystone: White House
Reuters
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - A White House spokesman said on Friday that new investments in green energy technology are more important for easing the effects of climate change than whether or not the controversial Keystone pipeline gets built.
White House: Green investments trump Keystone decision USA TODAY
Jim Matheson backs bill to 'green light' Keystone pipeline Salt Lake Tribune
U.S. lawmakers push bills to approve Keystone pipeline Reuters AlertNet
Brookings Institution
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New investments in green energy more important for climate than whether ... - BreakingNews.com
Mar 15th 2013, 16:48


New investments in green energy more important for climate than whether ...
BreakingNews.com
Loading items... Keystone pipeline debate. New investments in green energy more important for climate than whether Keystone pipeline gets built, White House spokesman says - @Reuters. Story metadata: Submitted March 15, 2013, 4:39 p.m. GMT by editor ...

Keystone XL Environment Report Rankles - Indian Country Today Media Network.com
Mar 15th 2013, 16:24


Keystone XL Environment Report Rankles
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
"The environmental report contains a lot of false statements, and their idea of consultation is different than the tribes' ideas," lamented Marty Cobenais, a Red Lake Ojibwe organizer with the Indigenous Environmental Network, of the March 1 report ...

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The crisis in British farming - The Guardian
Mar 15th 2013, 15:11


The crisis in British farming
The Guardian
Subscribe to the Guardian · iPhone app · iPad edition · Kindle · Extra · Guardian Weekly · Digital edition · All our services · The Guardian home. The Guardian, Environment, User comments. News · Sport · Comment · Culture · Business · Money · Life ...

Bee-harming pesticides escape proposed European ban - The Guardian
Mar 15th 2013, 14:54


The Independent

Bee-harming pesticides escape proposed European ban
The Guardian
A spokeswoman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs defended the UK's abstention: "Bee health is extremely important but decisions must be based on sound scientific evidence and rushing this through could have serious unintended ...
Britain helps prevent ban on pesticides linked to bee decline The Independent
Ban on bee killing pesticides postponed EUobserver.com
Bee deaths: EU delays action on pesticides ban BBC News

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Average oil and gas wage poised to rise to £73000 this year - stv.tv
Mar 15th 2013, 14:39


BBC News

Average oil and gas wage poised to rise to £73000 this year
stv.tv
Oil firms say they are concerned that rapidly increasing wages in the industry could make operations too expensive. A new survey shows that the average salary will rise by 15% this year to reach more than £73,000. With another oil boom predicted, North ...
The New European Oil and Gas Health and Safety Directive - what are the ... OilVoice (press release)
Government urged to help recruit more oil and gas workers Herald Scotland
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the North Sea - Market Analysis ... Sacramento Bee
BBC News  - Re:locate Magazine (blog)
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Madigan, Mell push for two-year ban on fracking - WBEZ (blog)
Mar 15th 2013, 14:03


ABC7Chicago.com

Madigan, Mell push for two-year ban on fracking
WBEZ (blog)
As legislation to allow and regulate hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in Illinois' New Albany Shale moves through the state legislature, House Speaker Michael Madigan has called for a two-year ban on the controversial fossil fuel extraction process ...
Fracking Vote Delayed In Illinois House Committee Progress Illinois
Illinois counties can do little but brace for fracking's impact Chicago Tribune
House committee vote on fracking delayed The Southern
Bloomington Pantagraph  - Mt. Vernon Register-News
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Obama's green energy mania trumps his attacks on Wall Street - American Thinker (blog)
Mar 15th 2013, 13:54


Evanston Now

Obama's green energy mania trumps his attacks on Wall Street
American Thinker (blog)
The initiative aims to extend to renewable energy a financial tool already used in the mortgage and credit-card industries. The securities could be sold to pension funds or other investors, who would receive a return funded by payments from users of ...
Fine pushes bills for renewable energy Evanston Now
Federal Lands Sprinkled with Wind, Solar and Geothermal Projects energybiz
Obama administration green lights 1.1GW of new renewables projects Business Green
GreenPacks (blog)  - Alameda Times-Star
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IPB focuses on oil and gas assets, rather than Buffett connection - BusinessDay.com.au
Mar 15th 2013, 13:11


BusinessDay.com.au

IPB focuses on oil and gas assets, rather than Buffett connection
BusinessDay.com.au
Heard the rumour about Warren Buffett being linked to a new float on the ASX? If you have, your sources of information are a tad exaggerated but correct. The company is IPB Petroleum, a new oil and gas play, which began its initial public offering ...

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Oregon coal export permit delayed; company expects to start on time - Casper Star-Tribune Online
Mar 15th 2013, 13:03


EarthFix

Oregon coal export permit delayed; company expects to start on time
Casper Star-Tribune Online
The company planning one of two Oregon terminals that could export Wyoming and Montana coal to Asia grudgingly agreed this week to a state suggestion that it seek a delay in a permit deadline for its project. But company representatives say the overall ...
Oregon delays permit for Port of Morrow coal dock Businessweek
Coal exporter Ambre Energy faces 5-month delay on Oregon permit OregonLive.com
Ambre Energy requests delay for Port of Morrow coal dock permit Longview Daily News
Northwest Public Radio
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China Environment Ministry Not Breathing Easy - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Mar 15th 2013, 12:06


Wall Street Journal (blog)

China Environment Ministry Not Breathing Easy
Wall Street Journal (blog)
A series of pollution scandals in the first part of the year had many observers predicting the environment would be a big topic at China's annual political conclave, currently underway in Beijing. Those expectations rose even higher this week after ...
China to more than double air monitoring network Phys.Org

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NLC explores possibilities of acquiring coal blocks - Economic Times
Mar 15th 2013, 11:16


Economic Times

NLC explores possibilities of acquiring coal blocks
Economic Times
Noting that the Central Electricity Authority has advised thermal power generating companies to design the power generating equipment to utilise blended coal consisting 30 per cent imported and 70 per cent domestic coal, Mohan said the company was in ...

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TAPI pipeline counts on oil and gas companies' support - New Europe
Mar 15th 2013, 11:11


TAPI pipeline counts on oil and gas companies' support
New Europe
ASTANA - For implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline, as was the case with realisation of the project of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, support for oil and gas companies is necessary, KazTransOil JSC ...

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Britain courting green investors - UPI.com
Mar 15th 2013, 10:47


HRmagazine.co.uk

Britain courting green investors
UPI.com
LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- Britain is looking to the renewable energy sector to help get the U.K. economy moving, British Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said. Davey said the government wants to give project developers the confidence they ...
'Give us the skills to get a green job', say young people WebWire (press release)
"Give us the skills to get a green job", say young people HRmagazine.co.uk
Just 1800 homes assessed for Green Deal so far Energy Live News
Peterborough Telegraph  - Greenwise Business  - Build.co.uk
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What is the value of bees? - The Guardian (blog)
Mar 15th 2013, 09:23


What is the value of bees?
The Guardian (blog)
There is a consensus to stop the damage now, but the pesticides industry and a minority of member states don't care about the environmental damage and want to prevaricate by pushing for never-ending research projects. Watering down the proposal any ...

Hard coking coal bonanza at Makhado - CoAL - Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Mar 15th 2013, 08:51


Hard coking coal bonanza at Makhado - CoAL
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The coal that is to be produced at South Africa-focused Coal of Africa's (CoAL's) Makhado project in South Africa's Limpopo province has the potential to be a world-class hard coking coal product, independent coal ...

Malaysia faces oil and gas 'brain drain' - Bangkok Post
Mar 15th 2013, 07:45


Bangkok Post

Malaysia faces oil and gas 'brain drain'
Bangkok Post
Malaysian oil and gas workers are being lured away from home by foreign companies, leading to a shortage of skilled labour, according to the deputy director-general of the country's Manpower department. A Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) gas station ...

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Windfarm sickness spreads by word of mouth, Australian study finds - The Guardian
Mar 15th 2013, 06:53


The Guardian

Windfarm sickness spreads by word of mouth, Australian study finds
The Guardian
Sickness being attributed to wind turbines is more likely to have been caused by people getting alarmed at the health warnings circulated by activists, an Australian study has found. Complaints of illness were far more prevalent in communities targeted ...

Senior Research Scientist- Hydraulic Fracturing - The Conversation
Mar 15th 2013, 06:25


Senior Research Scientist- Hydraulic Fracturing
The Conversation
CSIRO Earth Science and Resource Engineering seek to appoint a Senior Research Scientist to join the Hydraulic Fracturing research team.You will be required to utilise a range of investigative approaches including laboratory experimentation, numerical ...

Dynegy to become Illinois' largest coal plant operator - Chicago Tribune
Mar 15th 2013, 04:03


PennEnergy (press release)

Dynegy to become Illinois' largest coal plant operator
Chicago Tribune
The deal reflects the dramatic shift that has occurred in power markets as vast reserves of natural gas in the U.S. have made that fuel less expensive than coal and other fuels and helped drive down the price of electricity. In addition, tightened ...
Dynegy Buying 5 Coal Power Plants From Ameren Motley Fool
Dynegy to buy 5 Illinois coal power plants from Amaren Tulsa World
Ameren selling Illinois coal plants to Dynegy Crain's Chicago Business
PennEnergy (press release)  - Progress Illinois
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City to pursue green energy projects - Hawaii News Now
Mar 15th 2013, 03:12


City to pursue green energy projects
Hawaii News Now
The city's new renewable energy program will including more rooftop solar panels on city buildings and wind farms on rural lands owned by the city. It also includes the newly expanded HPower plant near Kapolei, which has added a third boiler to burn ...

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Nuclear power plans threatened by European commission investigation - The Guardian
Mar 14th 2013, 21:09


The Guardian

Nuclear power plans threatened by European commission investigation
The Guardian
Britain's planned nuclear reactor programme could be delayed for years, and the nation's long-term energy policy thrown into turmoil, as European commission officials launch the first stage of a formal investigation into the use of taxpayer subsidies ...
Britain's Plans for New Nuclear Plant Approach a Decisive Point, 4 Years Late New York Times

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Ernest Moniz's 'Clean Coal' Stance Draws Fire From Environmental Groups - Huffington Post
Mar 14th 2013, 20:44


San Francisco Chronicle

Ernest Moniz's 'Clean Coal' Stance Draws Fire From Environmental Groups
Huffington Post
Moniz has endorsed Obama's "all of the above" energy policy, which includes the kinds of fossil fuel production frowned upon by environmentalists, such as hydrofracking and offshore oil drilling, and he shares the president's support of clean coal ...
Nominees may burn coal Gloversville Leader-Herald

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Slaying the Green Energy Dragon - Canada Free Press
Mar 14th 2013, 19:56


Slaying the Green Energy Dragon
Canada Free Press
The lead investor on both popular TV shows, Canada's Dragon's Den and the US-equivalent Shark Tank, is no-nonsense when it comes to money-losing ventures and bad business ideas. His reaction to a request for him to invest in green energy in Ontario is ...

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CBO: Most energy tax subsidies go toward green energy, energy efficiency - Daily Caller
Mar 14th 2013, 18:27


Center For American Progress

CBO: Most energy tax subsidies go toward green energy, energy efficiency
Daily Caller
Despite repeated calls from President Obama to end tax subsidies for oil and gas companies, tax benefits for renewable energy and energy efficiency make up three-quarters of energy-related tax subsidies the U.S. is estimated to hand out in 2013. In ...
We Must Continue to Invest in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Power Center For American Progress

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This Woman Finds the Money for Chicago's Green Energy Ideas - Chicagomag.com
Mar 14th 2013, 18:27


Chicagomag.com

This Woman Finds the Money for Chicago's Green Energy Ideas
Chicagomag.com
In 2010, she cofounded the nonprofit Clean Energy Trust to do just that. Backed by the investment might of Michael Polsky, the CEO of the Chicago-based wind-generation company Invenergy, and Nick Pritzker, a local billionaire and former Hyatt chief, ...

Germany's Green Energy Disaster: A Cautionary Tale For World Leaders - Forbes
Mar 14th 2013, 12:58


Forbes

Germany's Green Energy Disaster: A Cautionary Tale For World Leaders
Forbes
There's nothing wrong with expanding renewable energy sources. The more choices available in this (or any) marketplace the better consumers will be served – both from a price and a quality standpoint. However serious problems are caused when ...
U.S. greenlights western green projects UPI.com
DOE Issues Guidebook For Large-Scale Renewable Energy Development At ... CleanTechnica
How Best To Support Renewable Energy? Predictably, Ambitiously, Fairly EarthTechling
Money Morning  - Green Prophet  - Domestic Fuel
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Hydraulic fracturing on the hill: new committee assignments to watch - Lexology (registration)
Mar 14th 2013, 10:33


Hydraulic fracturing on the hill: new committee assignments to watch
Lexology (registration)
The 2012 election results are in, the 113th Congress has convened, and with them come shakeups in the House committees that drive policymaking and provide oversight for domestic energy policy, including for hydraulic fracturing. The Committee on Energy ...

New York hydraulic-fracturing regulations in limbo but permitting could move ... - Lexology (registration)
Mar 14th 2013, 09:22


New York hydraulic-fracturing regulations in limbo but permitting could move ...
Lexology (registration)
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reportedly filed a notice of continuation with the Department of State requesting a 90-day extension of the rulemaking process to account for the potential effects of high-volume hydraulic ...
NY Assembly Extends Fracking Moratorium Until 2015 AOL Energy

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Is hydraulic fracturing worth the risks involved? - ReporterHerald.com
Mar 14th 2013, 03:33


Is hydraulic fracturing worth the risks involved?
ReporterHerald.com
My understanding of fracking is that it is the process of forcing water and chemicals into the earth to break up the shale in order to extract the oil. This mix of water with chemicals, I believe, contains a chemical to dissolve the shale in order to ...

Moot court contest will focus on hydraulic fracturing - Platts (blog)
Mar 13th 2013, 22:21


Moot court contest will focus on hydraulic fracturing
Platts (blog)
The gas company is involved in hydraulic fracturing throughout several mid-Atlantic states and is accused of violating the Clean Air Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Two exhibition teams from the WVU College of Law will compete against teams from ...

Op-ed: Junk science, from SDI to hydraulic fracturing - Washington Examiner
Mar 13th 2013, 19:08


Washington Examiner

Op-ed: Junk science, from SDI to hydraulic fracturing
Washington Examiner
And some of the same media outlets, academic institutions and pressure groups that worked to discredit SDI 30 years are now concentrating their efforts against it. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which has made it possible to tap into natural gas ...

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