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Tag: fracking
Watchdog: Trump’s Plan to Allow Fracking in Nevada Threatens Wildlife
Why 2017 is the year we need to break the fracking supply chain
United Kingdom (OpenDemocracy) – A wave of direct action across the UK aims to end extreme energy extraction. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is an extreme form of dirty energy extraction in a world dominated by dirty energy extraction. The earth’s resources…
A Multinational Fracking Boom Begins in Colombia
Colombia (OpenDemocracy) – New concessions threaten the water supply to the capital city of Bogota. Information from Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency shows that at least forty-three new fracking concessions have been handed out to multinational companies including Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips and…
Florida is Building a Pipeline That Could Explode and Kill Thousands
Florida will soon be home to a 515-mile interstate natural gas pipeline that will bring “affordable, clean natural gas supplies to Florida.” Of course, this is immediately suspicious because there is nothing “clean” about natural gas.
“Problematically, natural gas is prone to leaking from pipelines, wellheads, and the nooks and crannies of processing and storage facilities. ‘Accounting for methane leakage throughout the supply chain of natural gas, natural gas might actually be worse for the climate than coal,’ said Lena Moffitt, director of the Sierra Club’s Stop Dirty Fuels Campaign, at a panel on energy hosted by Politico.
Environmental Groups File Fracking Lawsuit Against Three Energy Companies Operating in Oklahoma
Sierra Club and Public Justice Say Industry is Responsible for Increased Seismic Activity; Suit Comes in Wake of One of the Strongest Earthquakes in State History
Fracking Billionaire Emerges as Key Donor in Texas House Races
Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Two Cases on Coloradan’s Rights to Prevent Fracking
Examiners: Company Not To Blame For North Texas Quakes
Fracking Fallout: New Analysis Reveals Over 100 Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Spilled Since 2009
Associated Press investigation finds more than 180 million gallons of fracking byproduct spilled from 2009 to 2014, tainting agricultural land, poisoning drinking water, and sparking the mass die-off of plant and animal life.
