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Whitehaven says earnings weighed by weak coal market, strong dollar - The Australian
Jan 31st 2013, 00:29


Forbes

Whitehaven says earnings weighed by weak coal market, strong dollar
The Australian
WHITEHAVEN Coal says it expects to report earnings of less than $10 million for its fiscal first half, and possibly the same for the second, as it faces continued weakness in global coal markets and a strong dollar. The Sydney-based miner said earnings ...
Whitehaven slides after profit warning Sydney Morning Herald

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CIL hikes coking coal prices - Daily News & Analysis
Jan 30th 2013, 23:58


CIL hikes coking coal prices
Daily News & Analysis
Coal India has decided to alter the pricing mechanism for the coking coal it produces, to take the prices it charges its domestic customers for washed coking coal closer to international levels. Also, it will enter into monthly price contracts with ...

Renewable Energy Industries Push for New Financing Options - New York Times
Jan 30th 2013, 23:52


New York Times

Renewable Energy Industries Push for New Financing Options
New York Times
But with antipathy for renewable energy subsidies running high among many Republicans, the industries are bringing a new plea to Washington: allow wind and solar companies to qualify for some of the tax advantages that are used by the oil, gas and real ...
Green energy groups dump ALEC membership The Hill (blog)
Green Energy Options Get a Boost Through Electric Choice Programs Triple Pundit
China to Boost Solar Power Goal 67% as Smog Envelops Beijing Bloomberg
People's Daily Online  - Energy Collective  - Greentech Media
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Council to consider hydraulic fracturing on city lease - LubbockOnline.com
Jan 30th 2013, 23:22


Council to consider hydraulic fracturing on city lease
LubbockOnline.com
A proposal to perform hydraulic fracturing on city property in northeast Lubbock could add $400,000 annually to a lease which already bring the city $1 million per year. But some nearby residents are concerned about the potential environmental impact ...

NIPSCO launches green energy program - The Herald Argus
Jan 30th 2013, 23:17


NIPSCO launches green energy program
The Herald Argus
MICHIGAN CITY — The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has announced the launch of a new pilot program that allows customers to designate a portion or total of their monthly electric use to power generated by renewable energy sources ...
Green-e Energy Certifies NIPSCO's New Green Power Option for Indiana ... Utility Products

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PG&E union turns to Change.org to attack renewable energy program - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Jan 30th 2013, 23:17


PG&E union turns to Change.org to attack renewable energy program
San Francisco Bay Guardian
As the issue of climate change heats up again on the national stage, a local program seeking to provide San Franciscans with the option to purchase 100 percent renewable energy has come under attack by a group intertwined with California's largest ...

What to Expect From Oil and Gas Majors This Week - Motley Fool
Jan 30th 2013, 23:01


FuelFix (blog)

What to Expect From Oil and Gas Majors This Week
Motley Fool
Closing out the week, the major integrated oil companies are hoping to appease investors regarding their fourth-quarter and full-year results. Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A ) kicks things off tomorrow, and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM ) squares off with ...
Rising production expected to boost Chevron Equities.com
Record profit eludes Big Oil as costs outpace brent gain FuelFix (blog)

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PUD tackles green energy storage dilemma - HeraldNet
Jan 30th 2013, 22:47


PUD tackles green energy storage dilemma
HeraldNet
Klein noted that because of the PUD's years of experience with energy conservation and developing renewable resources, "We're far down the road in these areas. … Imagine if energy from all those homes with solar panels operating all day while people ...

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White House takes aim at oil-and-gas subsidies as part of sequester plan - The Hill (blog)
Jan 30th 2013, 22:25


White House takes aim at oil-and-gas subsidies as part of sequester plan
The Hill (blog)
The White House took jabs at oil-and-gas subsidies Wednesday, calling for an end to the incentives as part of a deal to avoid automatic spending cuts from sequestration. "The idea that you need to subsidize an industry that has enjoyed record profits ...

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20000 Leagues Under The Sea: Platform-Less Oil And Gas Production, Part 2 Of 2 - Seeking Alpha
Jan 30th 2013, 21:55


20000 Leagues Under The Sea: Platform-Less Oil And Gas Production, Part 2 Of 2
Seeking Alpha
In the first article of this two part series, I detailed the groundbreaking subsea compression technology oil and gas firms are developing to both improve recovery rates and reduce their reliance on expensive oil platforms. Below is a list of 9 ...

GOP senators ask DOJ to explain 'targeting' of oil and gas companies over bird ... - The Hill (blog)
Jan 30th 2013, 21:25


GOP senators ask DOJ to explain 'targeting' of oil and gas companies over bird ...
The Hill (blog)
The senators said on the Senate floor Wednesday that they sent Holder a letter asking him why he is prosecuting oil and gas companies for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by killing birds, yet he is not going after wind energy companies.

Solar-panel maker Yingli Green Energy expects gross margin to rise - South China Morning Post
Jan 30th 2013, 21:21


UPI.com

Solar-panel maker Yingli Green Energy expects gross margin to rise
South China Morning Post
Yingli Green Energy, the world's biggest maker by capacity of silicon-based solar panels, expects gross margin to rise to as much as 20 per cent this year if module prices rebound and production costs drop. "Our production costs will decline ...
Yingli Green Energy Joins WWF's Climate Savers Program The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Zacks Upgrades Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. to Outperform (YGE) Daily Political
Solar Stock Alert; First Chinese Company, Yingli (NYSE:YGE), Joins WWF's ... InvestorIdeas.com (press release)
Equities.com  - CRIENGLISH.com
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Rio Said to Hold Mozambique Talks to Resolve Coal-Mine Impasse - Bloomberg
Jan 30th 2013, 21:00


Rio Said to Hold Mozambique Talks to Resolve Coal-Mine Impasse
Bloomberg
Rio Tinto Group (RIO)'s head of energy met with Mozambique government officials this week, two weeks after a $3 billion writedown on the value of a coal project in country, according to two people familiar with matter. Rio's Harry Kenyon-Slaney, who ...
Rio's $2.9bn Riversdale writedown blamed on ambitious expansion and ... The Australian

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Schwarzenegger Lauds Austria's Environment Record - ABC News
Jan 30th 2013, 20:54


Schwarzenegger Lauds Austria's Environment Record
ABC News
Arnold Schwarzenegger is praising Austria — and not because it's the country of his birth. Arriving in Vienna on Wednesday ahead of the launch of his energy and climate change project, Schwarzenegger lauded "all the great things in Austria that are ...

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Utah lawmakers haven't said much on environment (yet) - Salt Lake Tribune
Jan 30th 2013, 20:32


Utah lawmakers haven't said much on environment (yet)
Salt Lake Tribune
Dozens of environmental bills are in the works at the Utah Capitol, but much of the legislation is no more than a label as the first week of lawmaking gets under way. That's the case with a bill by House Majority Leader Brad Dee, R-Ogden, to reform the ...

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Minnesota Power to stop burning coal at three generators - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jan 30th 2013, 20:25


Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota Power to stop burning coal at three generators
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The electric utility serving the Iron Range and central Minnesota said it plans to convert both coal-fired generators at its Laskin Energy Center in Hoyt Lakes, Minn., to burn natural gas in 2015. The project will cost $15 million, the utility said ...
Minnesota Power to convert Hoyt Lakes coal plant to gas Duluth News Tribune
Minn. Power to convert coal plant to gas Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Power converting coal plant to natural gas Finance and Commerce
Platts  - Valley News Live  - PennEnergy (press release)
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New 'Green Energy' Park Proposed for Clark's Beach - Patch.com
Jan 30th 2013, 19:35


New 'Green Energy' Park Proposed for Clark's Beach
Patch.com
The green energy park would be built on the approximately nine acres of Clark's Beach -- a rectangular site stretching from the Long Island Sound to County Road 48 -- owned by the Village of Greenport after a parcel of the Soundfront-property was sold ...

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China's Coal Usage is Blowing the Kyoto Protocol to Shreds - Daily Beast
Jan 30th 2013, 19:14


China's Coal Usage is Blowing the Kyoto Protocol to Shreds
Daily Beast
[T]he 325-million-ton increase in Chinese coal consumption in 2011 accounted for 87 percent of the entire world's growth for the year, which was estimated at 374 million tons. Since 2000, China has accounted for 82 percent of the world's coal demand ...

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Coal company sues worker who had safety concerns - Lexington Herald Leader
Jan 30th 2013, 18:47


Coal company sues worker who had safety concerns
Lexington Herald Leader
By DYLAN LOVAN — Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The federal agency that oversees mine safety claims a western Kentucky coal company broke the law by filing a lawsuit against a former worker who complained about unsafe working conditions.

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Resource councils call for more Wyoming oil and gas inspectors - Casper Star-Tribune Online
Jan 30th 2013, 17:36


Resource councils call for more Wyoming oil and gas inspectors
Casper Star-Tribune Online
A coalition of landowner groups says Wyoming oil and gas wells aren't inspected enough, but the state's top industry regulator disagrees. Members of the Western Organization of Resource Councils, an alliance which includes the Sheridan-based Powder ...

New genre of 'intelligent' micro- and nanomotors
Jan 30th 2013, 17:16

Enzymes, workhorse molecules of life that underpin almost every biological process, may have a new role as "intelligent" micro- and nanomotors with applications in medicine, engineering and other fields. Single molecules of common enzymes can generate enough force to cause movement in specific directions, new research shows.

Hydraulic fracturing well pad construction has some residents worried - Crawford county avalanche
Jan 30th 2013, 16:52


Crawford county avalanche

Hydraulic fracturing well pad construction has some residents worried
Crawford county avalanche
On a map found on the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) website showing "High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing: Applications and Permits since 2008," there is a red dot indicating an 'issued active permit' in southwest Crawford County.

Cumbria rejects underground nuclear storage dump - The Guardian
Jan 30th 2013, 16:39


Cumbria rejects underground nuclear storage dump
The Guardian
Labour's Tim Knowles, who holds the environment portfolio in Cumbria's cabinet, fought for a compromise which would have see research continue eveywhere in Copeland except the national park. But he was outvoted after a series of colleagues including ...

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NGWA Summit this spring to cover impacts on groundwater from hydraulic ... - Water Technology Online
Jan 30th 2013, 16:08


NGWA Summit this spring to cover impacts on groundwater from hydraulic ...
Water Technology Online
Waterlogic is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of mains attached point-of-use ("POU") drinking water purification and dispensing systems designed for homes and workplaces. Founded in 1992, Waterlogic was one of ...More ...

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Shell acquitted of Nigeria pollution charges - The Guardian
Jan 30th 2013, 15:56


CBS News

Shell acquitted of Nigeria pollution charges
The Guardian
But the verdict also offers hope to other victims of environmental pollution caused by multinationals. At the same time, the verdict is a bitter disappointment for the people in the villages of Oruma and Goi – where the court did not rule to hold Shell ...
Dutch Court Finds Shell Liable for Nigeria Oil Damages Environment News Service
Shell Mostly Cleared in Nigeria Oil Spills Spiegel Online
Court rejects Nigerian suit against Shell Sydney Morning Herald
Danbury News Times
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India Minister: Difficult to Meet Coal Demand - Wall Street Journal (India)
Jan 30th 2013, 14:14


Economic Times

India Minister: Difficult to Meet Coal Demand
Wall Street Journal (India)
NEW DELHI--It looks like people in India will have to get used to blackouts, as the country's coal minister said it would be difficult for the domestic coal industry to keep up with demand from power plants. Asia's third-largest economy relies on coal ...
Power Ministry sends comments on coal price pooling to Coal Ministry Deccan Herald
Coal price pooling would erode railways' earnings in 2 years: CEA Business Standard
Pool pricing of imported, domestic coal in India to be delayed Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
CoalGuru.com
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China uses nearly as much coal as rest of the world combined - Los Angeles Times
Jan 30th 2013, 13:57


The Guardian

China uses nearly as much coal as rest of the world combined
Los Angeles Times
Comments. 1. By David Pierson. January 30, 2013, 5:56 a.m.. BEIJING -- Those searching for answers to China's chronic smog should consider this: Coal consumption in the world's second-largest economy is nearly on par with the rest of the world combined.
China burns half of coal consumption worldwide, figures show The Guardian
Air pollution champion: China burns nearly half coal used worldwide RT
China accounts for nearly half global coal consumption Salon
TIME  - Business Insider  - Washington Post (blog)
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EEOC launches probe of TSA 'hostile work environment' - Washington Times
Jan 30th 2013, 13:40


Washington Times

EEOC launches probe of TSA 'hostile work environment'
Washington Times
The Hill reports the TSA is alleged to have fostered this environment for minorities and women in 2010. One of the claims: TSA officials allowed a "Jeopardy-style game" that contained offensive categories, according to the report. Mississippi Rep ...
Alleged TSA favoritism and hostile work environment under probe1:02 PM ET GovExec.com

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Uncertain future for US towns built on coal - Aljazeera.com
Jan 30th 2013, 13:12


Aljazeera.com

Uncertain future for US towns built on coal
Aljazeera.com
Much of the state's remaining coal can only be recovered through surface mining, by blasting away layers of earth to expose underlying coal beds. Mountaintop removal, the most notorious form of surface mining, faces mounting regulation and an organised ...

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Cumbria's nuclear dump can't bury the waste problem - The Guardian (blog)
Jan 30th 2013, 13:12


The Guardian (blog)

Cumbria's nuclear dump can't bury the waste problem
The Guardian (blog)
Nuclear waste is long-lived and extremely dangerous and consequently poses near interminable and politically toxic questions. Wednesday's vote, by councils in Cumbria on whether to move forward with plans for deep underground storage of waste in the ...

Urban Green Energy Launches SeamlessGrid, New Line of Integrated Hybrid ... - PR Web (press release)
Jan 30th 2013, 12:54


Urban Green Energy Launches SeamlessGrid, New Line of Integrated Hybrid ...
PR Web (press release)
Urban Green Energy (UGE), the leading global provider of distributed energy solutions, announced today the launch of a new line of hybrid smart grid electronics, capable of taking inputs from various renewable energy sources simultaneously.

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Cumbrian councils vote on nuclear waste burial sites - The Guardian
Jan 30th 2013, 12:33


The Guardian

Cumbrian councils vote on nuclear waste burial sites
The Guardian
The Labour councillor, Tim Knowles, who leads on environment for the cabinet has countered with a proposal that Copeland should be considered but with all parts of the Lake District national park excluded, which would remove the threat to Ennerdale and ...

Former Pakistan oil and gas chief Tauqir Sadiq arrested in Abu Dhabi - BBC News
Jan 30th 2013, 12:04


BBC News

Former Pakistan oil and gas chief Tauqir Sadiq arrested in Abu Dhabi
BBC News
Former Pakistani oil and gas chief Tauqir Sadiq has been arrested in Abu Dhabi on suspicion of embezzling $850m, an official has confirmed to the BBC. Mr Sadiq will be deported to Pakistan after the finalising of legal formalities which should be ...
Former Pakistan oil and gas chief in police custody in Abu Dhabi The National
Former Pakistani oil and gas chief arrested on corruption charges Press TV
Pakistan's Former Oil, Gas Chief Arrested In Abu Dhabi RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Khaleej Times
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Value-at-risk for oil and gas reserves? - FT Alphaville (blog)
Jan 30th 2013, 11:23


Value-at-risk for oil and gas reserves?
FT Alphaville (blog)
How much of the oil and gas sector's asset valuations could be at risk from climate mitigation policy? The International Energy Agency's latest annual World Energy Outlook, released in November, followed the popular practice in long-term forecasts of ...

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China burns half of coal consumption worldwide, figures show - The Guardian
Jan 30th 2013, 11:07


The Guardian

China burns half of coal consumption worldwide, figures show
The Guardian
Subscribe. 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 ...

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Coal India to Raise Prime Coking Coal Price for Steel Authority - Bloomberg
Jan 30th 2013, 09:49


Moneycontrol.com

Coal India to Raise Prime Coking Coal Price for Steel Authority
Bloomberg
The increase in domestic rates may counter the benefit of lower international coal prices at the steelmaker. Steel Authority and competitors in India are negotiating coking coal prices as low as $160 a ton for the quarter ending March, a 32 percent ...
Tata Steel's Quest for Coking Coal Can End With Mitsubishi Chemical MetalMiner

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Hedgehog population in dramatic decline - The Guardian (blog)
Jan 30th 2013, 09:06


The Guardian (blog)

Hedgehog population in dramatic decline
The Guardian (blog)
"They're quite generalist, and feed on soil invertebrates, and they're not very fussy in habitat requirements, so if there is a big decline in hedgehogs, it raises concerns about the quality of the environment generally," he said. Warwick said that the ...

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Terrorism in oil and gas fields - Al-Arabiya
Jan 30th 2013, 08:27


Al-Arabiya

Terrorism in oil and gas fields
Al-Arabiya
The terrorist operation that targeted the In Aménas gas field in Algeria demonstrates the necessity of tightening security in oil and gas fields across the world. Security should be tightened not only because they are home to a country's most vital ...

Colorado Energy Office has no idea how much its programs cost - Daily Caller
Jan 30th 2013, 07:06


Daily Caller

Colorado Energy Office has no idea how much its programs cost
Daily Caller
A scathing audit of the Colorado Energy Office, a cornerstone of the state's efforts to promote clean and renewable energy initiatives, shows that it's been so poorly managed over the past six years that it can't demonstrate that any of its 34 energy ...
State audit thrashes energy office Agency failed to keep annual budgets for 34 ... Cortez Journal

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Willoughby: Balance oil and gas with deer's best interest - Denver Post
Jan 30th 2013, 07:02


Summit County Citizens Voice

Willoughby: Balance oil and gas with deer's best interest
Denver Post
Fortunately, there's an additional option out there dedicated to shedding light on the proposal to potentially drill more than 16,000 new oil and gas wells in the Piceance Basin region surrounding Meeker some refer to as the "mule deer factory ...
Colorado: Conservation groups say BLM gas-drilling plan for Piceance Basin ... Summit County Citizens Voice

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John Kerry's confirmation as secretary of state delights climate campaigners - The Guardian
Jan 30th 2013, 02:57


Toronto Star

John Kerry's confirmation as secretary of state delights climate campaigners
The Guardian
"His strong environmental record in the Senate and longtime leadership in the fight against climate change gives us hope that as secretary of state, he will reject the dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline," Gene Karpinski, president of the League ...
Senate confirmation puts Keystone XL pipeline in John Kerry's hands Christian Science Monitor

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Chinese firm Wanxiang gets go-ahead to buy failed Massachusetts green ... - GlobalPost
Jan 30th 2013, 01:42


Alternative Energy Stocks

Chinese firm Wanxiang gets go-ahead to buy failed Massachusetts green ...
GlobalPost
The sale of A123 Systems Inc., the failed Massachusetts green energy company, to China-based Wanxiang Group Corp. has been approved by the US Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States. this story is part of globalpost's continuing coverage ...
Chinese firm gets OK to buy failed US battery maker CBS News
A123 sale to Wanxiang Group approved by US government Autoblog (blog)
A123's Sale Moves Ahead Alternative Energy Stocks

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Deutsche Bank Global Oil And Gas Trading Head Leaves: Source - Reuters - Fox Business
Jan 30th 2013, 01:42


Deutsche Bank Global Oil And Gas Trading Head Leaves: Source - Reuters
Fox Business
Deutsche Bank Global Oil And Gas Trading Head Leaves: Source - Reuters. Published January 29, 2013. Dow Jones Newswires. Deutsche Bank AG's (DB) global head of oil and agriculture trading, John Redpath has left the company, the Reuters news ...

Research and Markets: US Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) Regulations ... - Fort Mills Times
Jan 29th 2013, 19:00


Research and Markets: US Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) Regulations ...
Fort Mills Times
US Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) Regulations Handbook, 2012 is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists, and offers comprehensive information on hydraulic fracturing regulations applicable in the US both at the federal and ...
BLM fracking rule Sublette Examiner

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Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 13 - Lexology (registration)
Jan 29th 2013, 17:08


Hydraulic fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 13
Lexology (registration)
This level of output represents a 44 percent increase over the past two years and is directly attributable to the use of hydraulic fracturing. Increases is output such as these are the reason that the International Energy Agency forecasts the U.S. to ...

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Musings: Hydraulic Fracturing Issue Encounters Protests And Movies - Rigzone
Jan 29th 2013, 16:46


Rigzone

Musings: Hydraulic Fracturing Issue Encounters Protests And Movies
Rigzone
On Friday, January 11, a 30-day public comment period in New York State on the issue of hydraulic fracturing ended, but not without a certain amount of high-drama. The wife and son of the late Beatles star John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, led a ...
Faith leaders join the fight against fracking Albany Times Union
Lawmakers statewide call for continued ban on fracking WBFO

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Joint Committee on Transport and Communications - Hydraulic Fracturing Discussion - 10 October 2012
Oct 20th 2012, 21:06

10 October 2012 The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications heard from policymakers, experts and a campaigning group on the possible environmental implications of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as a means of exploration in Ireland. www.oireachtas.ie
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