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Legend Oil and Gas Ltd. Begins Latest Drilling Program in Kansas - Marketwire (press release)
Aug 2nd 2013, 02:25


Legend Oil and Gas Ltd. Begins Latest Drilling Program in Kansas
Marketwire (press release)
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - Aug 1, 2013) - Legend Oil and Gas Ltd. ( OTCQB : LOGL) ("Legend", the "Company") has commenced drilling the 16 well oil development program on its Piqua property in southeastern Kansas. The first three of a four well initial ...

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*UPDATE* Another Poll Shows Public Support for Hydraulic Fracturing - NorthcentralPa.com
Aug 2nd 2013, 01:20


*UPDATE* Another Poll Shows Public Support for Hydraulic Fracturing
NorthcentralPa.com
UPDATE (8/1/2013; 4:30pm ET): A poll released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is generating media attention finding that a slim majority of Californians oppose hydraulic fracturing, a technology that could play a key part in ...

Shale oil and gas are vital for a recovery in British manufacturing - CITY A.M.
Aug 1st 2013, 22:45


CITY A.M.

Shale oil and gas are vital for a recovery in British manufacturing
CITY A.M.
Last year, Britain got over a third of its overall energy from natural gas, another third from oil, and almost a fifth from coal. It got 8 per cent from nuclear, 2.3 per cent from wind, 1.7 per cent from biomass, 0.6 per cent from hydro and 0.1 per ...
Thank Washington for Shale Gas and Oil Foreign Policy (blog)
US oil reserves post record gain CNN
During Domestic Drilling Boom, Why Are Gas Prices Still High? StateImpact Texas
Alaskajournal.com  - Houston Business Journal  - Pleasanton Express
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Congo's rare mountain gorillas could become victims of oil exploration - The Guardian
Aug 1st 2013, 21:57


The Guardian

Congo's rare mountain gorillas could become victims of oil exploration
The Guardian
The Virunga national park, home to rare mountain gorillas but targeted for oil exploration by a British company, could earn strife-torn DR Congo $400m (£263m) a year from tourism, hydropower and carbon credits, a WWF report published on Thursday ...

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Conservationists appeal dismissal of Montana oil and gas lease dispute - The Missoulian
Aug 1st 2013, 21:00


NBC Montana

Conservationists appeal dismissal of Montana oil and gas lease dispute
The Missoulian
HELENA — Three conservation groups filed notice Thursday they will appeal a federal judge's dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to force companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when drilling nearly 80,000 acres of oil and gas leases scattered ...
Pioneering Climate Change Lawsuit To Reduce Natural Gas Leaks From Oil ... eNews Park Forest

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Sturm Ruger Jumps as 'Political Environment' Keeps Demand High - Yahoo! Finance (blog)
Aug 1st 2013, 19:43


Sturm Ruger Jumps as 'Political Environment' Keeps Demand High
Yahoo! Finance (blog)
In a regulatory filing accompanying its quarterly results, Sturm Ruger said it believed the "strong demand for our products was primarily due to the current political environment that favorably impacted the entire firearms industry." Along with its new ...

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The Evolution of an Underground Copycat App Environment - Wired
Aug 1st 2013, 18:58


Wired

The Evolution of an Underground Copycat App Environment
Wired
There has been a simple logic to their approach, create an environment that allows developers to succeed, and the growth will snowball. Best-in-standard tools and frameworks such as Visual Studio and .NET, combined with massive developer support, have ...

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Top Interior officials huddle with offshore oil and gas industry after accidents - The Hill (blog)
Aug 1st 2013, 17:59


Top Interior officials huddle with offshore oil and gas industry after accidents
The Hill (blog)
Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell and other top officials met Thursday with oil and gas industry executives to discuss safety in light of recent accidents in the Gulf of Mexico. The meeting follows last week's natural gas well blowout and ...

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Oil and gas industry has Louisiana's best interests at heart: Chris John - NOLA.com
Aug 1st 2013, 16:15


Oil and gas industry has Louisiana's best interests at heart: Chris John
NOLA.com
The Louisiana oil and gas industry has been on what seems like a remarkable streak lately. Every day, industry reaches new frontiers in areas never thought imaginable because of technological advancements, and it seems like a new economic development ...

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Minn. Vikings stadium planners confront environment, site issues before ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Aug 1st 2013, 15:46


Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minn. Vikings stadium planners confront environment, site issues before ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings stadium planners are identifying and starting to address environmental issues before construction begins. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority on Thursday published hundreds of pages of data and analysis.

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Hydraulic fracturing conference brings out hundreds to RLC - KFVS
Aug 1st 2013, 15:30


Hydraulic fracturing conference brings out hundreds to RLC
KFVS
INA, IL (KFVS) - Nearly every seat was filled Tuesday in the Rend Lake College Theater as approximately 280 people traveled to Ina to participate in a conference revolving around hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in the region. The conference was ...

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Insurance issues loom over shale gas development - Environment & Energy Publishing
Aug 1st 2013, 15:25


HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Insurance issues loom over shale gas development
Environment & Energy Publishing
Insurance providers want a clearer picture of the potential hazards of deep well hydraulic fracturing in U.S. shale plays as they weigh the costs of covering the risks -- or consider whether to provide insurance at all, industry officials and experts say.

How North Carolina's Political Turmoil is Impacting the Environment - Treehugger (blog)
Aug 1st 2013, 15:13


Treehugger (blog)

How North Carolina's Political Turmoil is Impacting the Environment
Treehugger (blog)
"Hallelujia - the NC Legislature has adjourned for the year! Read below for final damage estimates." So read an email from the Haw River Assembly, reflecting the deep, visceral anger felt by many environmentalists in North Carolina. It is, of course ...

History proves oil and gas extraction can be done well - Courier Mail
Aug 1st 2013, 14:08


ABC Online

History proves oil and gas extraction can be done well
Courier Mail
Our operations in southwest Queensland, which include the drilling of 460 oil and gas wells, have been developed in a 33,000sqkm area now largely designated as a Wild River area due to the proximity of Cooper Creek. Start of sidebar. Skip to end of ...
Oil and gas companies have begun exploring across the inland Queensland ... The Australian
Development or conservation? Wild Rivers laws repeal raises questions ABC Online
Indigenous groups angry about roll-back of Wild Rivers laws ABC Local

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Fluor net profit hit by charge, but oil and gas work rises - CNBC.com
Aug 1st 2013, 12:57


Dividend.com

Fluor net profit hit by charge, but oil and gas work rises
CNBC.com
Aug 1 (Reuters) - Fluor Corp, the largest publicly traded U.S. engineering company, reported on Thursday a quarterly net profit unchanged from a year before, as growth in oil and gas work was offset by a charge related to a legal ruling. Second-quarter ...
Oil and gas revenue boosts Fluor 2Q net income NBCNews.com
UPDATE 3-Oil, gas work boosts Fluor earnings above estimates Reuters

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SkyTruth, the environment and the satellite revolution - Washington Post
Aug 1st 2013, 12:04


Washington Post

SkyTruth, the environment and the satellite revolution
Washington Post
Amos is, by many accounts, reshaping the postmodern environmental movement. He is among the first, if not the only, scientist to take the staggering array of satellite data that have accumulated over 40 years, turn it into maps with overlays of radar ...

Oklahoma oil and gas prices: August 1, 2013 - NewsOK.com
Aug 1st 2013, 10:55


Oklahoma oil and gas prices: August 1, 2013
NewsOK.com
Creek: Trilliant Energy Texas Ltd.; Bull No. 1-27 Well; NE1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4 of 27-18N-09E; 2 barrels oil per day; TD 3,297. Custer: Chesapeake Operating Inc.; Kenneth 4-11-18 No. 1H Well; SE1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4 (BHL) of 04-11N-18W; 4,316,000 ...

Feds and employees tight-lipped on raid of Basalt oil and gas firm - Aspen Daily News
Aug 1st 2013, 09:38


Feds and employees tight-lipped on raid of Basalt oil and gas firm
Aspen Daily News
Agents from the FBI, IRS and Bureau of Land Management executed a search warrant Tuesday at Crystal River Oil and Gas on Midland Avenue in downtown Basalt. About 10 agents were there all day, and were seen by witnesses removing multiple boxes ...
Feds raid Crystal River Oil and Gas ABQ Journal
Feds raid business in Basalt Glenwood Springs Post Independent

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Oil and gas companies post mild rebound - The Star Online
Aug 1st 2013, 08:23


Oil and gas companies post mild rebound
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of oil and gas companies posted a mild rebound on Thursday afternoon in line with the stronger performance of Asian equities, despite Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) delay in its Pengerang project. Dialog's shares, which fell ...

UK calls for 'good' biofuel plants - The Guardian
Aug 1st 2013, 06:03


UK calls for 'good' biofuel plants
The Guardian
The use of rapeseed, above, to make biodiesel has come under criticism as it takes away agricultural land available for food production. UK wants researchers to develop fuel from non-food plants or from wood or straw waste. Photograph: Andreas ...

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NIOSH studies worker exposure to silica during hydraulic fracturing and issues ... - Lexology (registration)
Jul 31st 2013, 19:59


NIOSH studies worker exposure to silica during hydraulic fracturing and issues ...
Lexology (registration)
As a part of its study, NIOSH collected 116 samples from hydraulic fracturing worksites in five states (Arkansas, Colorado, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas) to determine the levels of worker exposure to respirable crystalline silica. NIOSH reports ...

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DOE Releases Preliminary Findings for Study on Groundwater Contamination ... - Gant Daily
Jul 31st 2013, 17:08


DOE Releases Preliminary Findings for Study on Groundwater Contamination ...
Gant Daily
The limited statement released by NETL stated, "NETL has been conducting a study to monitor for any signs of groundwater contamination as a result of hydraulic fracturing operations at a site on the Marcellus Shale formation in Pennsylvania. "We are ...
DOE study on hydraulic fracturing Lexology (registration)

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Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium Scheduled For August 14th - Azom.com
Jul 31st 2013, 15:57


Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium Scheduled For August 14th
Azom.com
On Wednesday, August 14, leading researchers will gather for the Youngstown State Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium. This event will take place at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, and is sponsored by LECO, Gerstel, and Youngstown State ...

Illinois' Hydraulic Fracturing Tax Act - Lexology (registration)
Jul 31st 2013, 14:42


Illinois' Hydraulic Fracturing Tax Act
Lexology (registration)
Prior to the Hydraulic Fracturing Tax Act, Illinois was one of the few drilling states not to impose any severance or gross production taxes on the extraction of its minerals. For oil and gas removed on or after July 1, 2013, Illinois imposes a tax ...

Hydraulic fracturing proposal draws attention - News & Observer
Jul 29th 2013, 11:21


News & Observer

Hydraulic fracturing proposal draws attention
News & Observer
A proposal to drill as many as 500 wells in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula by using hydraulic fracturing is attracting attention and criticism from environmentalists. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Dale Young) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST ...

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