Virtual Tour of Fracking Operations from FracTracker Alliance

April 16, 2016

Explore a Fracking Operation — Virtually (like being there)! From a Video Program by Samantha Malone, et al, FracTraker Alliance FracTracker Mission – The FracTracker Alliance shares maps, data, and analyses to communicate impacts of the global oil and gas industry and informs actions that positively shape our energy future. FracTracker Vision – FracTracker is [...]

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Marcellus & Utica Shale Well Permits Dwindle Down

April 15, 2016

Number of OH, PA, WV shale well permits continues nosedive From an Article by Kristy Foster Seachrist, Farm & Dairy, April 14, 2016 SALEM, Ohio — The fallout of low oil and gas prices doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon, as the number of Utica shale permits issued continues to fall. The Ohio [...]

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The Gas Fracking Industry is in a Mess in WV, PA and Nationwide

April 14, 2016

Can the Drilling and Fracking Companies in WV Crawl Out of the Mud? Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV, April 12, 2016 The drillers and frackers want you to think this is a temporary lull in fracking, they will soon be back bigger and badder than ever. [...]

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Political Change in Canada Favors a Green Economy

April 13, 2016

Canada’s Progressive Party to Consider Radical ‘Leap’ to Green Economy From an Article by Nika Knight, Common Dreams, April 11, 2016 Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party on Sunday passed a resolution to “recognize and support” the Leap Manifesto, a campaign launched in 2015 by Naomi Klein and over 200 interested parties, included Indigenous rights, labor, [...]

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Legal Action on WV to VA Pipeline & VA Power Plant

April 12, 2016

New Challenge to Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Fracked Gas Power Plant From the Article by Appalachian Mountain Advocates, Appalmad.org, April 4, 2016 Charlottesville, VA – Appalachian Mountain Advocates just filed a new challenge to a gas power plant, raising another potential roadblock for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. In comments on Dominion Virginia Power’s recent [...]

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Companies Exploit Weak US Chemical Rules To Hide Fracking Risks

April 11, 2016

Toxic Substances Control Act allows companies to conceal information on chemical identities, risks; Congressional reform effort would not fix problems From an Article by the PSE Healthy Energy and the Partnership for Policy Integrity, April 7, 2016 Pelham, MA – As fracking for gas and oil exploded across the landscape, federal law enabled chemical makers [...]

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The NY Political Debate Involves the State-wide Fracking Ban

April 10, 2016

The New York Primary Will Be a Big Fracking Deal From an Article by Ari Phillips, Fusion and Mother Jones, April 8, 2016 On April 19, when New Yorkers get their turn to vote on the country’s next leader, the future of natural gas—specifically gas that comes from hydraulic fracturing—will be on many people’s minds. [...]

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WVU College of Law Promotes a Resilient West Virginia

April 9, 2016

Building a Resilient WV by Taking Control of the Mountain State’s Future Article by Duane Nichols, FrackCheckWV.net, April 9, 2016 On April 8th, the WVU Center for Energy and Sustainable Development in the College of Law sponsored their “National Energy Conference 2016.”  These conferences are video recorded and made available on the world-wide-web. Program information [...]

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Looking Beyond Coal in West Virginia

April 8, 2016

Business Leaders Urge West Virginia to Look Beyond Coal From an Article by Andrew Brown, Charleston Gazette Mail, April 7, 2016 Brad Smith, a Marshall University graduate and the CEO of Intuit, spoke at the Techconnect West Virginia event Wednesday. The Kenova native expressed the need for the state to invest in education, infrastructure and [...]

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Endocrine Disrupting Fracking Chemicals may Interfere with Our Hormones

April 7, 2016

In W. Virginia, frack wastewater may be messing with hormones From an Article by Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News, April 6, 2016 <<< Waste leaching from frack disposal wells are the likely source of a spike in endocrine-disrupting compounds in downstream waterways — a troubling sign given the roughly 36,000 disposal sites across the U.S. [...]

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