New Jersey Senate Passes Fracking Ban
Lawmakers in the New Jersey Senate voted 33-1 today to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking), in a move to protect the Delaware River from potential contamination from the risky unconventional gas…
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EPA Announces Locations for Fracking Case Studies
Screen shot 2011-06-28 at 12.39.36 AM.png The Environmental Protection Agency is currently conducting the largest lifecycle analysis of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and unconventional gas dril...
Economic Benefits of Unconventional Gas Drilling Overblown by Industry PR
Screen shot 2011-06-24 at 12.50.01 AM.png A new poll suggests that Pennsylvanians are supportive of unconventional gas drilling in their state. Not because it is safe, but because they are…
Talisman Energy Targets Children with "Friendly Fracosaurus" Gas Coloring Book
Screen shot 2011-06-20 at 1.45.22 PM.png “Hello, my name is Talisman Terry, your friendly Fracosaurus. I am here to teach you about a clean energy source called Natural Gas.” In...
Post Carbon Institute Debunks False Hope Of Gas As ‘Bridge Fuel’
PCI Gas Report.png Touted by industry as a “clean energy” panacea, unconventional gas is widely heralded as deliverance from air pollution to global warming to foreign energy dependen...
Gas Fracking War In British Columbia’s Wildlands
Screen shot 2011-06-09 at 6.43.56 PM.png Independent Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia are calling upon Premier Christy Clark to launch a comprehensive investigation i...