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Fracking impacts on water, hydro power and climate

A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) raises concerns about the impacts of BC's growing shale gas industry. CCPA argues that hydraulic fracturing (fracking), the process used to extract unconventional natural gas from shale formations in northeastern BC, will put significant stress on the province's water resources and jeopardizes its climate ...

Nov. 14, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

$Ohio communities stand with Munroe Falls on importance of local control over community character in face of fracking$

Ohio communities stand with Munroe Falls on importance of local control over community character in face of fracking

A group of Ohio municipalities have weighed in on behalf of home rule protections against fracking operations in a controversial Ohio Supreme Court Case pitting communities against unfettered oil and gas development. The cities of Broadview Heights, Euclid, Mansfield, and North Royalton, and the Village of Amesville, today submitted a “friends of the court” brief in a case regarding ...

Sep. 6, 2013

By Natural Resources Defense Council

$California Poll: Overwhelming majority want protection from fracking$

California Poll: Overwhelming majority want protection from fracking

A new poll of key California State Assembly districts found that the overwhelming majority of respondents are concerned about fracking, want protections from threats to their air and water, and believe oil and gas companies should be held to a higher standard of accountability than they currently are, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Californians are paying attention to ...

Aug. 20, 2013

By Natural Resources Defense Council

Updated Illinois Fracking Rules: While Improved, They Don’t Make Fracking Safe

In response to a historic volume of public comments, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources released updates to their highly controversial draft regulations governing fracking in the state today. In their initial read through of the new rules, NRDC experts note a number of critical changes requested by the environmental community have been made, but a deeper analysis of the highly-technical ...

Aug. 29, 2014

By Natural Resources Defense Council

$Feds to resume leasing for fracking in California$

Feds to resume leasing for fracking in California

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will resume issuing oil and gas leases next year for federal lands in California after a new study found limited environmental impacts from fracking and other enhanced drilling techniques, the agency said Thursday. The move will end a halt that has stood since a federal judge ruled in 2013 that the federal agency failed to follow environmental law in allowing ...

Aug. 28, 2014

By Associated Press

Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing – Framing the Water Issue

SIWI Report no. 24 “Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing – Framing the Water Issue” by Andreas Lindström, SIWI, Prof. Allan Hoffman, US Department of Energy, and Prof. Gustaf Olsson, Lund University. The emergence of shale gas and shale oil has quickly changed the landscape of opportunities for energy provision and security in different regions of the world. Difficulties in ...

Aug. 26, 2014

By Stockholm International Water Institute

$NRDC: Governor Brown must impose a fracking moratorium immediately$

NRDC: Governor Brown must impose a fracking moratorium immediately

Governor Brown’s last minute amendments to the newly passed California fracking legislation (SB 4) undermine critical fracking safeguards as well as foundational state environmental review processes, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Due to the risks this legislation allows, Governor Brown should immediately impose a moratorium on fracking in the state in order to fully ...

Sep. 16, 2013

By Natural Resources Defense Council

$Shale gas: independent planning is key to reducing environmental impacts of fracking$

Shale gas: independent planning is key to reducing environmental impacts of fracking

Funding for scientists, planners and inspectors should be available before any shale gas development begins, a new review recommends. As revenue for such staff is often provided by the development itself, planning, which is vital to provide immediate environmental protection as well as monitoring long-term impacts, is neglected. The researchers also advocate the use of ‘adaptive ...

Sep. 4, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

Industry giant GE aims to improve fracking

One of America's corporate giants is investing billions of dollars in the new boom of oil and gas drilling, or fracking. General Electric Co. is opening a new laboratory in Oklahoma, buying up related companies, and placing a big bet that cutting-edge science will improve profits for clients and reduce the environmental and health effects of the boom. "We like the oil and gas base because we see ...

May 27, 2013

By Associated Press

NEW POLL: 8 in 10 New Yorkers Support State’s Fracking Moratorium

A new statewide poll of New Yorkers found that nearly eight in 10 support the state’s moratorium on fracking, amidst widespread concern over the safety of the practice. At the same time, the overwhelming majority support more renewable energy development. “Across party lines—from the city to the country—New Yorkers have made it clear that they want a better future for ...

Oct. 7, 2014

By Natural Resources Defense Council

Fracking’s future is in doubt as oil price plummets

There’s no doubt that US-based fracking – the process through which oil and gas deposits are blasted from shale deposits deep underground – has caused a revolution in worldwide energy supplies. Yet now the alarm bells are ringing about the financial health of the fracking industry, with talk of a mighty monetary bubble bursting − leading to turmoil on the international ...

Jan. 6, 2015

By Climate News Network

$Feds approve more fracking off California coast$

Feds approve more fracking off California coast

The federal government has approved three new fracking jobs off the shores of California as state coastal regulators voiced concerns about potential environmental impacts. The work in the Santa Barbara Channel, site of a 1969 oil platform blowout, has not yet begun and it was not immediately clear when it would. The disclosure Wednesday came as the California Coastal Commission attempts to ...

Feb. 12, 2014

By Associated Press

Facts on fracking needed to make responsible decisions about UK energy

The government recently announced that it will award 27 new exploration licences, opening up 1,000 square miles of the UK as potential sites for shale gas extraction. With thousands more people faced with the possibility of having it on their doorstep, the debate on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been well and truly renewed. Proponents argue that shale gas will lessen the UK's dependency ...

Aug. 19, 2015

By National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

$New York to ban fracking; environmentalists cheer$

New York to ban fracking; environmentalists cheer

Handing environmentalists a breakthrough victory, New York plans to prohibit fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits. New York, which overlies part of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation that has led to a drilling boom in Pennsylvania and other nearby states, has banned shale gas development since 2008, when the ...

Dec. 17, 2014

By Associated Press

FRACKING REPORT: 5.4 Million Californians Now Live Within a Mile of Oil or Gas Wells, Majority are People of Color

Nearly five and a half million Californians now live within a mile of an oil or gas well, including nearly 4 million who are people of color. Approximately one-third of those living near wells, or nearly 2 million people, already live in some of the state’s most polluted communities. The risk to these populations is expected to increase as fracking expands in these impacted regions and ...

Oct. 22, 2014

By Natural Resources Defense Council

Shale gas: new fracking projects must pass environmental test

The European Parliament has proposed that exploration and hydraulic fracturing extraction activities for non-conventional hydrocarbons should be subject to environmental impact studies, in adopting an amendment to existing EU legislation on Wednesday. MEPs also suggest measures to prevent conflicts of interest and to ensure that the public is informed and consulted. “We are revising this ...

Oct. 9, 2013

By European Parliament

China’s power sector heads towards a cleaner future

China’s power capacity will more than double by 2030 and renewables including large hydro will account for more than half of new plants, eroding coal’s dominant share and attracting investment of $1.4 trillion. China’s power sector carbon emissions could be in decline by 2027. China’s power sector is expected to go through significant changes through to 2030, according to ...

Aug. 27, 2013

By Bloomberg New Energy Finance

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