Category Archives: Hydrolic Fracturing

NY Times Exposes Dangers of Fracking

In what will surely be seen as a game changing moment in the battle against the dangers of fracking, the NY Times publishes a major exposé on gas industry practices.  Read it here

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DEC layoff memo gives dire forecast – The Green Blog – Environmental and Energy Issues – timesunion.com – Albany NY

But, we shouldn’t worry.  The gas companies will make sure that they do everything by the books…read this alarming news here 

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Fracking Chemicals Found In Well Water

The bad news continues for residents of Dimock, PA.  Read about it here.

Posted in Cabot Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Contamination, Dimock, Environmental violations, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydrolic Fracturing, Marcellus Shale, Pennsylvania, Poisons, spilled fracturing fluid | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Help Stop Drilling in NY

Make sure the NY State Assembly does the right thing.  Make your voice heard here.

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After BP Spill, Senate Bill Includes New Regulation of Fracking

http://www.heatingoil.com/blog/senate-bill-that-responds-to-bp-spill-includes-new-regulation-of-hydrofracking-0803/

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Risks to NYC’s Water Supply Prompt Short-Term Ban on Gas Drilling

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-rose-levy/risks-to-nycs-water-suppl_b_670110.html?ir=New%20York

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Winner Pushes for Drilling, Has Ties to Energy Industry

NY State senator George Winner who unsuccessfully tried to beat back a moratorium on upstate gas drilling stands to benefit if the project moves forward & has strong ties to the energy industry… the Daily News has learned. Continue reading

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EPA’s Fracturing Study Raises Gas Industry Ire

An 18-month investigation by ProPublica, however, has shown more than 1,000 cases [6] in which various aspects of the fracturing lifecycle have affected water supplies, including spills of fracturing fluid waste, cracking of underground cement and well casings meant to enclose the fracturing process, and methane gas traveling large distances [7] underground through faults and fractures. Continue reading

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Cuomo’s Flawed Vision of Natural Gas in NY

The most significant problem in Cuomo’s plan is that it continues the discussion of drilling for natural gas near New York City’s water supply. To be sure, the policy is that “any drilling in the Marcellus Shale must be environmentally sensitive and safe.” The problem is that under current technology no drilling can guarantee that our water supply would not be threatened. This entire discussion should be taken off the table. New York’s water system is a rare and essential natural and engineering wonder. Continue reading

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“Gasland’s” Josh Fox Interviewed on “Fresh Air”

Josh Fox: “You’d be surprised at how many of those summer camps are leasing [their land to natural gas companies]. Listen, we’re talking about 65 percent of Pennsylvania, 50 percent of New York. Even if the summer camps aren’t leased, their neighbors are leasing.” Continue reading

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