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FRACKING:
http://ecowatch.org/p/energy/fracking-2/
WHERE ARE THE REGULATIONS AND LIABILITY FOR POISONING OUR WATER, SOILS AND LAYING WASTE TO OUR ENVIRONMENT? WHY IS THE FRACKING INDUSTRY NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR LAND & IMMINENT DOMAIN GRABS, PAYING TAXES AND COLLATERAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE? AND DON'T BUY THE "JOBS" CARD - IT'S A PLOY.
POLITICS TRUMPS SAFE DRINKING WATER
Fracking into underground drinking water sources is NOT prohibited by the 2005 Energy Policy Act, which exempted the practice from key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Oil companies get a free ride at expense of both environmental and human health with little or no oversight or regulation. Damage May Be Irreversible
The Mind Unleashed, March 11, 2015
-▶ FRACKING USED TO INJECT NUCLEAR WASTE UNDERGROUND FOR DECADES: POISONING GROUND WATER & ENVIRONMENT http://themindunleashed.org/2015/03/fracking-used-to-inject-nuclear-waste-underground-for-decades.html
-▶ USA OIL AND GAS DRILLERS HAVE INJECTED MORE THAN 10 TRILLION GALLONS OF TOXIC WATER INTO THE EARTH --- LEGALLY !! http://dgrnewsservice.org/2012/09/20/oil-and-gas-drillers-have-injected-more-than-10-trillion-gallons-of-wastewater-into-the-earth/
National Geographic, March 25, 2015
-▶ WATER USE FOR FRACKING HAS SKYROCKETED, USGS DATA SHOW http://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2015/03/150325-water-use-for-fracking-over-time/
April 26, 2013 The Dickinson Press, North Dakota
-▶ FRACKING AWAY THE WATER: REPORT WARNS OF DWINDLING SUPPLY DUE TO OIL INDUSTRY http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/67864/group/Energy/
INFOGRAPHIC
THIRSTY ENERGY
Energy and Water's Interdependence
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/01/16/infographic-thirsty-energy-energy-and-water-interdependence
WE'RE ON THE BRINK OF THE WORST DROUGHT IN 1,000 YEARS
Ecowatch
▶ IS THE IRREVERSIBLE COST TO OUR WATER, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH WORTH THE 'FRENETIC DRIVE TO BE #1" - USA GAS ENERGY DRILLING RUSH http://ecowatch.org/p/energy/fracking-2/
Jan 24, 2013
-▶ DO WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO FRACK OUR WAY TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-rubin/fracking-shale-water_b_2522940.html
Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2015
-▶ HIGH LEVELS OF BENZENE FOUND IN FRACKING WASTE RE-INJECTED INTO GROUND WATER. Tests find significant concentrations of the human carcinogen benzene in this so-called "flowback fluid." In some cases, the fracking waste liquid, which is frequently reinjected into groundwater, contained benzene levels thousands of times greater than state and federal agencies consider safe. The presence of benzene in fracking waste water is raising alarm over potential public health dangers amid admissions by state oil and gas regulators that California for years inadvertently allowed companies to inject fracking flowback water into protected aquifers containing drinking water.http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-fracking-20150211-story.html#page=1
One Green Planet, January 22, 2015
-▶ JUST WHEN CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT PROBLEMS COULDN'T BE WORSE, FRACKING POLLUTES 9 AQUIFERS http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/fracking-pollutes-california-aquifers/
The Good Human, January 09, 2015
-▶ WHAT IS FRACKING DOING TO OUR WATER? This article aims to explain what the term means and considers what the potential impact could be to our drinking water. http://thegoodhuman.com/2015/01/09/what-is-fracking-doing-to-our-water/
Ecowatch, January 23, 2015
-▶ WORST FRACKING WASTEWATER SPILL IN NORTH DAKOTA LEAKS 3 MILLION GALLONS INTO RIVER. Three million gallons of brine, a salty, toxic byproduct of oil and natural gas production—also known as fracking wastewater—spilled from a leaking pipe in western North Dakota. State officials say it’s the worst spill of its kind since the fracking boom began in the state. http://ecowatch.com/2015/01/23/fracking-wastewater-spill-north-dakota/
Ecowatch
- ▶ FRACKING WAR AGAINST CLEAN WATER AND ENVIRONMENT/HUMAN HEALTH http://ecowatch.org/p/energy/fracking-2/
International Business Times, November 18, 2014
-▶ 'MONSTER' FRACKING WELLS GUZZLED 3.3 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER IN DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREAS, ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT FINDS http://www.ibtimes.com/monster-fracking-wells-guzzled-33-billion-gallons-water-drought-stricken-areas-1725561
VIDEO REPORT
NBC News, September 14, 2014
FRACKING OR DRINKING WATER? THAT MAY BECOME THE CHOICE
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/fracking-or-drinking-water-may-become-choice-n202231
ProPublica, June 21, 2014
INJECTION WELLS: THE POISON BENEATH US.
There are more than 680,000 underground waste and injection wells nationwide..."In 10 to 100 years we are going to find out that most of our groundwater is polluted...A lot of people are going to get sick, and a lot of people may die." ...Over the past several decades, The boom in oil and natural gas drilling has injected more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic liquid deep into the earth, using broad expanses of the nation's geology as an invisible dumping ground.
No company would be allowed to pour such dangerous chemicals into the rivers or onto the soil. But until recently, scientists and environmental officials have assumed that deep layers of rock beneath the earth would safely entomb the waste for millennia. There are growing signs they were mistaken.
http://www.propublica.org/article/injection-wells-the-poison-beneath-us
RT News, October 09, 2014
-▶ CALIFORNIA AQUIFER CONTAMINATED WITH BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF FRACKING WASTEWATER http://rt.com/usa/194620-california-aquifers-fracking-contamination/
ClimateProgress, August 29, 2014
-▶ PENNSYLVANIA FINALLY REVEALS FRACKING HAS CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER HUNDREDS OF TIMES http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/29/3477184/pennsylvania-fracking-water-contamination/
June 25, 2013 Common Dreams
-▶ STUDY: DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION LINKED TO FRACKING, HORIZONTAL DRILLING http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/25-4
Common Dreams, December 01, 2014
-▶ 'THIRSTY' GLOBAL FRACKING INDUSTRY PUTS WATER, ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITIES AT RISK. 'The fracking industry needs to be urgently reined in before it's too late for our planet and people across the globe.' http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/12/01/thirsty-global-fracking-industry-puts-water-environment-communities-risk
DeSmogBlog, November 23, 2014
-▶ MONSTER WELLS: HUNDREDS OF FRACKING WELLS USING 10-25 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER - EACH http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/11/23/monster-wells-hundreds-fracking-wells-using-10-25-million-gallons-water-each
Reuters, November 18, 2014
-▶ WATER IS THE BIGGEST OUTPUT OF U.S. OIL AND GAS WELLS. The biggest product of the U.S. petroleum industry is not oil, gas or condensate but water -- billions and billions of gallons containing dissolved salts, grease and even naturally occurring radioactive materials. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/18/us-usa-shale-water-kemp-idUSKCN0J223P20141118
Common Dreams, Febraury 04, 2014
▶ FRACKINGS TERRIFYING WATER USAGE TRENDS SPELLS DISASTER http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/02/05-9
ClimateProgress, July 08, 2014
- ▶ CHEVRON ADMITS THE TRUTH: OIL SHALE WILL USE HUGE AMOUNTS OF WESTERN WATER : WATER RIGHTS http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/08/3457738/chevron-oil-shale-water/
DeSmogBlog, September 23, 2014
-▶ CALIFORNIA FARMERS FILE SUIT ALLEGING OIL FRACKING COMPANIES FAULTY WASTEWATER INJECTION CAUSED CROP FAILURES AND LOSSES http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/09/23/california-farmers-file-suit-alleging-oil-companies-faulty-wastewater-injection-caused-crop-loss
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FRACKING AMERICA
THE GIGANTIC PUBLIC LAND GRAB
MAKING DEALS FOR PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT GAS DRILLING ON OUR PRISTINE PUBLIC LANDS http://sco.lt/991RWT
FRACKING OUR FOOD AND WATER SUPPLY
FRACKING SECRETS BY THE THOUSANDS
KEEPS U.S. CLUELESS ON WELLS, LEAVING TOXIC CHEMICAL MINEFIELD IN THEIR WAKE - FOR TAX PAYER CLEAN UP http://sco.lt/8JGKy9
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August 11, 2013 Guardian Environment
-▶ FRACKING - A TEXAN TRAGEDY: AMPLE OIL, GAS, BUT NO WATER
Fracking Boom sucks away precious water from beneath the ground, leaving cattle dead, farms bone-dry and people thirsty http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/11/texas-tragedy-ample-oil-no-water
-▶ FRACKING CHEMICALS USED IN TEXAS KEPT SECRET 19,000 TIMES IN FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS YEAR – EcoWatch: http://ecowatch.org/2012/fracking-chemicals-kept-secret/
The CantonRep, September 21, 2014
-▶ THIRSTY WELLS: FRACKING CONSUMES BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER. Drillers in Ohio have used more than 4 billion gallons of water to frack horizontal shale wells since 2011. http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140920/NEWS/140929938
-▶ THE WATER FOOTPRINT OF SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT http://ecowatch.org/2012/the-water-footprint-of-shale-gas-development/
EcoWatch, February 18, 2014
-▶ TRADING WATER FOR FUEL IS FRACKING CRAZY, Dr. David Suzuki. It would be difficult to live without oil and gas. But it would be impossible to live without water. Yet, in our mad rush to extract and sell every drop of gas and oil as quickly as possible, we’re trading precious water for fossil fuels. http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/18/trading-water-for-fuel-fracking-crazy/
-▶ WHAT'S THE FRACKING PROBLEM WITH NATURAL GAS? by David Suzuki http://ecowatch.org/2012/whats-the-fracking-problem-with-natural-gas/
ProPublica
FRACKING - GAS DRILLING'S ENVIRONMENTAL THREAT
http://www.propublica.org/series/fracking
Grist, October 31, 2013
-▶ MARCELLUS SHALE FRACKING WELLS USE 5 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER APIECE http://grist.org/news/marcellus-shale-fracking-wells-use-5-million-gallons-of-water-apiece/
Al Jazeera America, September 10, 2014
- ▶ WHEN FRACKING AND FREE SPEECH COLLIDE.
What started as a short YouTube video and a couple of local news interviews about a Texas landowner being able to light his water on fire has ballooned into a free speech fight.Steve Lipsky has complained for years that fracking company Range Resources polluted his drinking water and streams that run through his property. The company sued him in 2011 for defaming its reputation for "environmental stewardship".
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/9/9/fracking-free-speech.html
Oil Price, February 06, 2014
-▶ AS DROUGHT HITS, FRACKING POSES THREAT TO WATER SUPPLY : WATER RIGHTS http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/As-Drought-Hits-Fracking-Poses-Threat-to-Water-Supply.html
The Raw Story, February 05, 2014
-▶ REPORT: FRACKING IS DEPLETING WATER IN AMERICA'S DRIEST AREAS http://linkis.com/www.rawstory.com/rs/ajjFa
East Bay Express, January 22, 2014
▶ FRACKING DURING A DROUGHT IS CRAZY http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/fracking-during-a-drought-is-crazy/Content?oid=3816394
Truthout
▶ FRACKERS OUTBID FARMERS FOR WATER IN COLORADO DROUGHT http://truth-out.org/news/item/8540
26, 2013 - The Dickinson Press
-▶ A scathing report issued Thursday by the Western Organization of Resource Councils says water used in the process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is reaching a crisis point in Western states.... http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/event/article/id/67864/group/Energy/
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THE SHALE GAS "FRACKING" REVOLUTION:
AN ENVIRONMENTAL NIGHTMARE
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Midwest Energy News, July 09, 2014
-▶ OHIO STUDY FINDS MORE COSTS THAN BENEFITS IN SHALE GAS DRILLING http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/07/09/ohio-study-finds-more-costs-than-benefits-in-shale-gas-drilling/
Common Dreams, Febraury 04, 2014
▶ FRACKINGS TERRIFYING WATER USAGE TRENDS SPELLS DISASTER http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/02/05-9
The Raw Story, February 05, 2014
REPORT: FRACKING IS DEPLETING WATER IN AMERICA'S DRIEST AREAS http://linkis.com/www.rawstory.com/rs/ajjFa
-▶ EPA ALLOWING OIL COMPANIES TO INJECT DRILLING AND FRACKING WASTE INTO AQUIFERS BELOW NORTHERN COLORADO http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20121228/NEWS01/312280037/EPA-allowing-oil-companies-inject-drilling-fracking-waste-into-aquifers-below-Northern-Colorado?nclick_check=1
InsideClimate, July 16, 2014
- ▶ NORTH DAKOTA: A MILLION GALLONS OF 'SALTWATER' FRACKING WASTE SPILLS INTO TRIBUTARY OF LAKE SAKAKAWEA THAT PROVIDES DRINKING WATER TO THE RESERVATION. In early July, a million gallons of salty drilling waste spilled from a pipeline The salty drilling waste contains heavy metals in concentrations that might not meet drinking water standards, as well as radioactive material http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140716/saltwater-north-dakota-fracking-spill-not-whats-found-ocean
ClimateProgress, September 25, 2015
-▶ SCIENTISTS: FRACKING WASTEWATER POSES THREAT TO DRINKING WATER http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/25/3572143/fracking-wastewater-health-study/
Los Angeles Time, August 12, 2013
▶ OIL COMPANIES FRACKING INTO DRINKING WATER SOURCES, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-fracking-groundwater-pavillion-20140811-story.html#page=1
-▶ FRACKING COMPANIES USE "TRADE SECRET" LOOPHOLE TO AVOID CHEMICAL DISCLOSURES http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/fracking-companies-use-trade-secret-loophole-to-avoid-chemical-disclosures-121001?news=845823
PLAYING THE PATENT GAME TO PROTECT CORPORATE INTERESTS
HuffPost Green, March 12, 2014
▶ WYOMING HIGH COURT QUESTIONS RULING AGAINST FRACKING CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/12/wyoming-fracking_n_4951248.html
August 26, 2013 Mint Press News
-▶ TOXINS FOUND IN DRINKING WATER ACROSS THE U.S.: HOW BAD IS THE PROBLEM http://www.mintpressnews.com/toxins-found-in-drinking-water-across-the-u-s-how-bad-is-the-problem/167798/
Inside Climate News, February 05, 2014
▶ FRACKING'S THIRST FOR WATER: INVESTORS WARNED OF THE HIDDEN FINANCIAL RISKS In dozens of water-scarce counties where fracking is booming, water use is at or approaching more than a billion gallons a year. http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140205/frackings-thirst-water-investors-warned-hidden-financial-risks
ClimateProgress, July 25, 2014
-▶ JUDGE SIDES WITH OIL INDUSTRY PROFITS TO OVERTURN COLORADO TOWN'S BANK ON FRACKING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/25/3464121/judge-overturns-colorado-fracking-ban/
Forbes, July 22, 2014
- ▶ OH THE SPIN: STERILIZING OUR WATER AND LAND
TOXIC HOSPITAL DISINFECTANT THAT'S MAKING FRACKING "GREENER" ??!! http://www.forbes.com/sites/rosatrieu/2014/07/22/the-hospital-disinfectant-thats-being-used-in-fracking/
-▶ WHAT 20 MONTHS OF WATER CONSUMPTION FOR FRACKING IN THE U.S. LOOKS LIKE http://ecowatch.org/2012/water-for-fracking/
July 10, 2012 Strange Sounds
-▶ FRACKING AND DRINKING WATER MAP: SHOWS YOU WHERE YOU SHOULD NOT DRINK TAP WATER IN THE USA http://strangesounds.org/2013/07/fracking-and-drinking-water-map-this-map-shows-you-where-you-shouldnt-drink-tap-water-in-the-usa.html
Alternet, September 02, 2014
▶ GROUNDBREAKING STUDY SHOWS HOW DEMAND FOR WATER COULD IMPACT FRACKING WORLDWIDE As water demands increase, farms and homes face higher competition from drilling operations. http://www.alternet.org/environment/groundbreaking-study-shows-how-demand-water-could-impact-fracking-worldwide
WATER IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
August 15, 2013 Mongabay
-▶ FRACKING SUCKS UP ALL THE WATER FROM TEXAS TOWN http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0815-gen-fracking-texas-water.html
Science Daily, October 2, 2013
▶ STREAMS BELOW FRACKING WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PLANT SHOW ELEVATED SALTS, METALS -- AND RADIOACTIVITY http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131002092621.htm
Yale Environmental 360, Februry 26, 2014
-▶ AS FRACKING BOOMS, GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT WASTEWATER http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_fracking_booms_growing_concerns_about_wastewater/2740/
North Carolina Health News, May 12, 2014
▶ FRACKING WASTE COULD INCREASE CARCINOGENS IN NORTH CAROLINA DRINKING WATER http://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2014/05/12/fracking-waste-could-increase-carcinogens-in-nc-drinking-water/
Guardian Environment, May 22, 2014
▶ BUSTED: US OIL LOBBY HYPE: WRITE-DOWN OF TWO-THIRDS OF US SHALE OIL AVAILABILITY EXPLODES FRACKING MYTH http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/may/22/two-thirds-write-down-us-shale-oil-gas-explodes-fracking-myth
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USA NATURAL GAS EXPORTS
LEAVE A POLLUTION CESSPOOL FOR TAXPAYER CLEAN-UP
USA LNG EXPORTS -
FRIEND OR FOE? NATURAL GAS AS A CLEAN FOSSIL FUEL?
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Salon, April 04, 2014
▶ PENNYSYLVANIA FAILS TO REPORT WATER CONTAMINATION FROM FRACKING: NOT THE POLICY OF DEP http://www.salon.com/2014/04/04/pennsylvania_fails_to_report_water_contamination_from_fracking/
-▶ TruthOut, March 14, 2014
CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLIES, HEALTH CONCERNS ACCUMULATE WITH FRACKING BOOM IN PENNSYLVANIA http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/22407-contaminated-water-supplies-health-concerns-accumulate-with-fracking-boom-in-pennsylvania
Global Possibilities, January 24, 2014
▶ FRACKING POSES 'TOO MUCH DANGER TO WATER SUPPLY' IN NEW YORK: MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO http://www.globalpossibilities.org/de-blasio-fracking-poses-too-much-danger-to-water-supply-in-new-york/
Guardian Environment, February 05, 2014
▶ FRACKING IS DEPLETING WATER SUPPLIES IN AMERICA'S DRIEST AREAS, REPORT SHOWS. From Texas to California, drilling for oil and gas is using billions of gallons of water in the country's most drought-prone areas http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/05/fracking-water-america-drought-oil-gas
Ohio.com, February 12, 2012
-▶ FRACTURING NATURAL GAS WELLS REQUIRES HUNDREDS OF TONS OF CHEMICAL LIQUIDS http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/fracturing-natural-gas-wells-requires-hundreds-of-tons-of-chemical-liquids-1.264478
Real News One, June 10, 2014
-▶ PUTTING THE ECONOMY BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT IS ENVIRONMENTAL VANDALISM AND SUICIDAL http://realnewsone.com/2014/06/10/putting-the-economy-before-the-environment-is-environmental-vandalism/
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NO RULES, NO REGULATIONS, NO OVERSIGHT
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DOCUMENTARY 53:00
"FRACK THEM ALL !! (2014)
Russia Today investigates the fracking epidemic in rural areas all over the United States http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/frack-them-all/
Dec 31, 2012 The Guardian UK
-▶ NO RULES, FEW REGULATIONS - THE FRACKING LANDGRAB - WHEN FRACKING CAME TO SUBURBAN TEXAS http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/31/fracking-in-towns-texas-oil
-▶ THE TRILLION-GALLON LOOPHOLE: LAX RULES FOR DRILLERS THAT INJECT POLLUTANTS INTO THE EARTH http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2757461215/the-trillion-gallon-loophole-lax-rules-for-drillers-that-inject-pollutants-into-the-earth
May 20, 2013 Desmogblog
-▶ OBAMA ADMIN APPROVES ALEC MODEL BILL FOR FRACKING CHEMICAL FLUID DISCLOSURE ON PUBLIC LANDS http://www.desmogblog.com/2013/05/20/obama-admin-approves-alec-model-bill-fracking-chemical-fluid-disclosure-public-lands
SEE: @ALEC @ALECexposed
Feb 22, 2013 DC Bureau
-▶ "FRACKADEMIA" - OBAMA'S TOP CANDIDATE FOR ENERGY SECRETARY, OVERSEES PRO-INDUSTRY-FUNDED RESEARCH http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6200a1195c3e730065fb8c3c7&id=5e8c9cae94&e=548a460b7e
Salon, April 04, 2014
▶ PENNYSYLVANIA FAILS TO REPORT WATER CONTAMINATION FROM FRACKING: NOT THE POLICY OF DEP http://www.salon.com/2014/04/04/pennsylvania_fails_to_report_water_contamination_from_fracking/
-▶ TruthOut, March 14, 2014
CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLIES, HEALTH CONCERNS ACCUMULATE WITH FRACKING BOOM IN PENNSYLVANIA http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/22407-contaminated-water-supplies-health-concerns-accumulate-with-fracking-boom-in-pennsylvania
July 19, 2013 Global Possibilities
-▶ HOW THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS MAKING FRACKING ON PUBLIC LANDS EASIER http://www.globalpossibilities.org/how-the-obama-administration-is-making-fracking-on-public-lands-easier/
July 5, 2013 Akron Beacon Journal Online
-▶ 1.1-MILLION-ACRE GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST IN VIRGINIA TO BE OPENED FOR NATURAL GAS DRILLING - FRACKING http://www.ohio.com/blogs/drilling/ohio-utica-shale-1.291290/could-new-national-forest-management-plan-boost-drilling-1.410891
March 22, 2013 - CNN
-▶ Are LANDGRABS really WATERGRABS?: http://www.edition.cnn.com/2013/03/22/opinion/water-grabs-africa/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
5 VIDEOS
Waking Times, April 08, 2013
HOW FRACKING CAN MAKE WATER FLAMMABLE
One of the most outrageous and unbelievable effects of fracking in some areas is the phenomenon of tap water becoming flammable, straight from the tap, due to methane and other gasses leaching into ground wells and water supplies. Watching a faucet set on fire and hearing the stories of the people involved is not something that can be too readily dismissed, and here are a 5 examples of this:
http://www.wakingtimes.com/2014/04/08/5-videos-showing-fracking-make-water-flammable/
Guardian Environment, May 22, 2014
▶ BUSTED: US OIL LOBBY HYPE: WRITE-DOWN OF TWO-THIRDS OF US SHALE OIL AVAILABILITY EXPLODES FRACKING MYTH http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/may/22/two-thirds-write-down-us-shale-oil-gas-explodes-fracking-myth
ScienceDaily, December 16, 2014
▶ FRACKING CHEMICALS DISRUPT HORMONE FUNCTION. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, are substances that can interfere with the normal functioning of the endocrine system. EDCs can be found in manufactured products as well as certain foods, air, water and soil. Research has linked EDC exposure to infertility, cancer and birth defects. “More than 700 chemicals are used in the fracking process, and many of them disturb hormone function,” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216140428.htm
Huffington Post Green, December 20, 2013
-▶ HORMONE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS FOUND AT FRACKING SITES LINKED TO CANCER, INFERTILITY, STUDY http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/fracking-chemicals-cancer-study_n_4468243.html
Global Possibilities, January 24, 2014
▶ FRACKING POSES 'TOO MUCH DANGER TO WATER SUPPLY' IN NEW YORK: MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO http://www.globalpossibilities.org/de-blasio-fracking-poses-too-much-danger-to-water-supply-in-new-york/
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FRACKING WATER POLLUTION
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Rewire, February 26, 2014
▶ FRACK DRILLING WASTE BEING DUMPED INTO OCEAN OFF CALIFORNIA COAST -- WITH LEGAL PERMIT !! Fracking wastewater contains more than just the chemicals used by oil and gas companies to break up the rocks, including toxic substances like methanol, benzene, naphthalene, and trimethylbenzene. It can also include nasties that it picks up from those deep rock formations, including lead and arsenic. And while safely disposing of such substances isn't easy in the best of situations, ocean disposal poses special risks for those who play in, live near, or eat fish from the sea. http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/petroleum/fracking-waste-is-being-dumped-into-the-ocean-off-californias-coast.html
Nation of Change, November 16, 2013
-▶ ANALYSIS FINDS OFFSHORE FRACKING INDUSTRY PUMPING TOXIC WASTE WATER INTO COASTAL WATERS http://www.nationofchange.org/analysis-finds-offshore-fracking-industry-pumping-toxic-wastewater-coastal-waters-1384613582
February 11, 2013 EcoWatch
-▶ FRACKING TOXIC WASTEWATER, 20,000 GALLONS, DUMPED IN SEWER http://ecowatch.org/2013/fracking-wastewater-dumped-sewer/
Ecowatch, November 4, 2013
-▶ COAST GUARD PROPOSES POLICY TO TRANSPORT RADIOACTIVE FRACKING WASTEWATER BY BARGE http://ecowatch.com/2013/11/04/policy-to-transport-radioactive-fracking-wastewater-by-barge/
Global Possibilities, March 12, 2014
-▶ 27 TONS OF DIRTY RADIOACTIVE 'OIL SOCKS' FOUND ILLEGALLY STOCKPILED IN ABANDONED NORTH DAKOTA GAS STATION http://www.globalpossibilities.org/radioactive-oil-socks-found-illegally-stockpiled-in-abandoned-north-dakota-gas-station/
Live Science, October 2, 2013
-▶ FRACKING WASTEWATER RADIOACTIVE AND CONTAMINATED, STUDY FINDS http://www.livescience.com/40122-fracking-wastewaster-radioactive-contaminated.html
Businessweek
-▶ FRACKING SECRETS BY THOUSANDS KEEP U.S. CLUELESS ON WELLS http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-30/frack-secrets-by-thousands-keep-u-dot-s-dot-clueless-on-wells
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FRACKING'S WATER FOOTPRINT
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Inside Climate News, February 05, 2014
▶ FRACKING'S THIRST FOR WATER: INVESTORS WARNED OF THE HIDDEN FINANCIAL RISKS In dozens of water-scarce counties where fracking is booming, water use is at or approaching more than a billion gallons a year. http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140205/frackings-thirst-water-investors-warned-hidden-financial-risks
May 19, 2013 NBC News
-▶ FRACKING BOOM TRIGGERS WATER BATTLE IN NORTH DAKOTA http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/20/.UZy_mJHeukU.twitter
Jan 24, 2013
-▶ DO WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO FRACK OUR WAY TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-rubin/fracking-shale-water_b_2522940.html
The Globe and Mail, December 29, 2013
▶ IS LNG FRACKING WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN WATER? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/is-lng-fracking-worth-its-weight-in-water/article16121900/
-▶ THE TOXIC CHEMICALS USED IN HYDRAULIC FRACKING Learn about toxic chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing - TOXMAP National Library of Medicine http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/news/2011/11/learn-about-toxic-chemicals-used-in-hydraulic-fracturing.html
June 25, 2013 Common Dreams
-▶ STUDY: DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION LINKED TO FRACKING, HORIZONTAL DRILLING http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/25-4
REPORT: WASTING OUR WATERWAYS 2012
March 22, 2013 Environment America
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES CONTINUE TO DUMP MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO AMERICA'S RIVERS, STREAMS, LAKES AND OCEAN WATERS
http://www.environmentamerica.org/reports/ame/wasting-our-waterways-2012April
-▶ WATER PRIVATIZATION LIMITING ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION http://sco.lt/8OxuCn
-▶ THOUSANDS PROTEST AROUND THE WORLD TO BAN FRACKING http://ecowatch.org/2012/thousands-rally-around-the-world-to-ban-fracking/
Asian Correspondent, September 03, 2014
▶ WATER SHORTAGES THREATEN CHINA'S FRACKING PLANS: REPORT http://asiancorrespondent.com/126380/report-water-shortages-threaten-chinas-fracking-plans/
Frack Off, July 11, 2013
-▶ 20 IMPACTS OF UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION http://frack-off.org.uk/resource/20-impacts-of-underground-coal-gasification-ucg/
WATCH
-▶ "GASLAND" - PART 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phCibwj396I
-▶ "GASLAND" - PART 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uNx2fXlfE
-▶ 60 MINUTE AUSTRALIA - FRACKING - THE COAL SEAM GAS LAND GRAB YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PELxZ3K2o0c
-▶ VIDEO NEWS INTERVIEW: FRACKING "FLOWING BACK" CHEMICALS! - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUQMtxcKfQc
-▶ WATER - IS THERE ENOUGH TO GO AROUND?
"BLUE GOLD: WORLD WATER WARS (1:29:42) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKcf-RBHirw
FRACKING OURSELVES INTO OBLIVION
WATCH
TAR SANDS OIL EXTRACTION
"THE DIRTY TRUTH"
July 27, 2013 DW World
-▶ CANADA'S TAR SANDS OIL LEAVING MASSIVE POLLUTION ON ENVIR
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