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Anti-fracking groups rally
Albany Times Union
The DEC is waiting for the Department of Health to review its chapter on the potential health impacts of fracking, which is in turn waiting for status reports on a number of studies. "Celebrities coming to Albany to lobby do little to advance ...
Anti-fracking groups rally outside NY CapitolWall Street Journal
Residents Travel to Albany for Anti-Fracking RallyWGRZ-TV
Fracking opponents rally in Albany as poll tilts toward themElmira Star-Gazette
Kingston Daily Freeman -Troy Record
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How useful is fracking anyway? Study explores return of investment
Science Daily (press release)
In the United States, gas is mined from horizontal, hydraulically fractured wells in the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania. The study compares the total input energy with the energy expected to be made available to end users. The analysis indicates that ...
Effects of shale gas development on water ...Environmental Expert (press release)
Government set to offer financial incentives to drop opposition to frackingLiverpool Daily Post
How Long Will Shale Oil Last?DailyFinance
Energy and Capital
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Anti-fracking groups rally, urge ban
WIVB
"That's the largest it's been in the past year." The demonstrators cheered the announcement of the poll results while urging Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to permanently ban the natural-gas drilling process, called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in ...

Water at Risk: Stop Fracking in Illinois
Huffington Post
Pennsylvanians on the Marcellus Shale who've watched as their water was contaminated by fracking have had little help from the Pennsylvania Department of Environment, a bureau that's meant to safeguard the State's environment. The DEP has ignored ...

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Gov. Quinn signs bill to regulate fracking
Chicago Tribune
Pat Quinn today signed sweeping legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking." The move, which was expected, adds a bevy of restrictions and protections to an industry that while legal, was largely unregulated ...
Illinois Gov. Signs Tough Fracking Regulations LawABC News
Illinois Gas Drilling Rules: Governor Pat Quinn Signs New Fracking Regulations ...Huffington Post
Quinn signs into law tough fracking regulationsSeattle Post Intelligencer
nwitimes.com -Crain's Chicago Business (blog)
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Who Is Fracking With California?
De Smog Blog (blog)
California has become the newest battleground state in the fracking fight that is already being waged in states like Pennsylvania and New York. Why? The short answer is the Monterey Shale. It's a massive oil deposit that is trapped in the shale ...
Fracking ignites fights over water in drought-stricken regionsRT
Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spotsYahoo! News
Fracking And Water Fights In Nation's Driest SpotsHuffington Post
Ventura County Star
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Anti-fracking groups rally in Albany
Albany Times Union
ALBANY — An anti-fracking demonstration attracted more than 2,000 activists to the eastern side of the Capitol at midday Monday. Pop singer Natalie Merchant led members of the crowd in a rewritten rendition of Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land.".

Drought-Stricken Areas Start to Sell Water for Fracking
Newsmax.com
Hydraulic fracturing, or the drilling technique commonly known as fracking, has been used for decades to blast huge volumes of water, fine sand and chemicals into the ground to crack open valuable shale formations. But now, as energy companies vie to ...

Anti-fracking groups to rally in Albany
Albany Times Union
Andrew Cuomo to ban hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New York and to take the lead on renewable energy. Energy industry officials want Cuomo to end New York's five-year moratorium on shale gas development and allow drilling in much of the state ...

Fracking fuels water battles
Politico
... the Earth's surface. Hydraulic fracturing, or the drilling technique commonly known as fracking, has been used for decades to blast huge volumes of water, fine sand and chemicals into the ground to crack open valuable shale formations. Continue ...

Local group pitches anti-fracking campaign to regional mayors
Athens NEWS
A group of Athens-based anti-fracking activists presented multiple proposals to a group of southeast Ohio mayors on Thursday, including the creation of a watershed summit and a drive to amend the state constitution to strengthen home rule. The Bill of ...

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Fracking legislation booming
San Antonio Express
As the North American natural gas boom continues, state legislators across the country have targeted hydraulic fracturing for dozens of new regulations including bans, moratoriums and increased disclosure requirements, according to a new Colorado State ...

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Fracking Fuels Water Fights in Nation's Dry Spots
ABC News
Hydraulic fracturing, or the drilling technique commonly known as fracking, has been used for decades to blast huge volumes of water, fine sand and chemicals into the ground to crack open valuable shale formations. But now, as energy companies vie to ...

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Locals to rally against fracking
WIVB
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Buffalo residents are preparing for an early departure for Albany on Monday, to rally against Fracking. They will be joining with thousands of other protestors for the NY Crossroads Anti-Fracking/Pro-Renewable Energy Rally, This ...

Fracking fuels water battles
Politico
... the Earth's surface. Hydraulic fracturing, or the drilling technique commonly known as fracking, has been used for decades to blast huge volumes of water, fine sand and chemicals into the ground to crack open valuable shale formations. Continue ...

Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spots - News9.com - Oklahoma City ...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves. Hydraulic fracturing, or the drilling technique commonly known as ...

How Fracking Killed Nuclear Power
Forbes
When the shale gas boom began around 2009, fueled by the proliferation of lateral drilling and hydraulic fracturing of deep shale deposits, Exelon put plans for new nuclear plants on hold and turned to a less-costly strategy of upgrading existing ...

Valley View: Fracking can wait for science to catch up
Poughkeepsie Journal
The first thing to understand about hydraulic fracturing is that there's no solid scientific case against it. Gov. Andrew Cuomo testily declared some time ago that any decision he'd make on extending his predecessor's executive moratorium on fracking ...
Senate vote on fracking delay 'clearly' out of reachTimes Herald-Record

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Valley View: Fracking can wait for science to catch up
Poughkeepsie Journal
The first thing to understand about hydraulic fracturing is that there's no solid scientific case against it. Gov. Andrew Cuomo testily declared some time ago that any decision he'd make on extending his predecessor's executive moratorium on fracking ...
Senate vote on fracking delay 'clearly' out of reachTimes Herald-Record

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Fracking is too risky in a national forest
The Virginian-Pilot
A draft included a ban on the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas on public lands. The prohibition would be the first of its kind, and gas companies are fighting to prevent it and to protect their access to Virginia's portion of the Marcellus ...