WATCH: Letterman Goes On Fracking Rant Against ‘Greedy Oil And Gas Companies’
On Wednesday night’s “Late Show,” host David Letterman took several minutes to share his thoughts on fracking. Scolding the “greedy oil and gas companies of this country,” Letterman said, “Ladies and...
View ArticleWenonah Hauter: Got Shale? What Marylanders Should Expect Without a Permanent...
Drilling and fracking for shale gas continues to expand across the East Coast despite consumer outcry over the environmental and health risks associated with this dangerous form of fossil fuel...
View ArticleStefanie Penn Spear: 5,000 People Unite in DC to Protest Fracking
More than 5,000 people from all over the nation, and various parts of the world, including Australia, united on July 28 on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol demanding Congress take immediate action to...
View ArticleSandra Steingraber: Fracking Truth to Fracking Power
Does fracking kill more people than it employs? “Your silence will not protect you.” –Audre Lorde On July 18, the Democratic Conference of the New York Senate held a forum on allegations of...
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Mary Ellen Harte: Climate Change This Week: Whacking Fracking, Wind Keeps...
Climate Change Whacking Fracking: This past summer showed how under climate change, the resulting droughts could rob fracking operations of water, an essential ingredient needed to harvest oil and gas...
View ArticleIs It Safe To Ship Fracking Waste By Barge?
From Mother Nature Network’s John Platt: Should a Texas company be allowed to ship fracking wastewater by barge up the Ohio River prior to disposal? The company says yes. Environmental groups say no....
View ArticleGoverning Fracking Or Fracking Government? Watchdogs Question Conflicts Of...
After facing heat from fellow residents of Red Wing, Minn., over his ties with an industry group intent on increasing frac sand mining in the state, the town’s mayor, Dennis Egan, announced this week...
View ArticleCuomo Reportedly Changes Course On Fracking After RFK Jr. Calls
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as close as he ever has to approving fracking last month, laying out a limited drilling plan for as many as 40 gas wells before changing course to...
View ArticleIlana Solomon: Does Fracking Make You Queasy? So Will the Trans-Pacific Trade...
Today, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced Japan’s intention to enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact (TPP). With Japan’s entry, the trade pact will now include 12 nations along the...
View ArticleNew Fracking Rules Spark Controversy Among State Officials
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials worry that Interior Department rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal land might unnecessarily duplicate the state’s existing regulations for the practice...
View ArticleJeff Biggers: Fracking Independence Day: Frontline Group SAFE Appeals for...
The fracking rush in the heartland may have been unleashed by ill-conceived regulatory measures last month, but frontline organizations and citizen groups in southern Illinois are not throwing in the...
View ArticleCarl Safina: Gas Fracking: No Time for Nuance
My friend Andrew Revkin, whom I greatly respect, has lately been pointing out certain problems with critiques of gas fracking, and pointing out how it could be greatly improved. They want more gas...
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