Dalai Lama and Thousands Endorse Pope’s Encyclical

July 5, 2015

Dalai Lama Endorses Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Climate Change From an Article by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch.com, June 29, 2015 The Dalai Lama endorsed the Pope’s encyclical on climate change yesterday while speaking at Glastonbury festival, a massive five-day festival that takes place in Somerset, England. The Buddhist leader spoke at a panel on climate change, [...]

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Commentary: Flagging the Lies of Big Oil’s Frackers on the 4th of July

July 4, 2015

Flagging the lies of Big Oil’s frackers on the 4th of July Commentary by Jim Hightower, July 3, 2015 Big Oil’s frigging frackers are wrapping their shameless profiteering in our flag. In shale fields across the country, you’ll see fracking rigs festooned with Old Glory, and they even paint some of their rigs red, white, [...]

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Mid-Atlantic Air Quality Improvements Needed

July 4, 2015

Virginia groups urge better air quality From an Article by Prue Salasky, Virginia Daily Press, June 30, 2015 There are almost 700,000 asthmatics in Virginia and their health is directly tied to air quality, according to representatives of several state and national organizations committed to spreading the word about the link between climate change and [...]

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Climate Policy Must Minimize Impacts on the Oceans Which are Already Affected

July 3, 2015

Contrasting futures for the ocean give a stark warning to governments ahead of the Paris climate negotiations PRESS RELEASE — CNRS, Paris, Thursday 2nd July 2015 Source: Gattuso J.-­‐P., Magnan A., Billé R., Cheung W. W. L., Howes E. L., Joos F., Allemand D., Bopp L., Cooley S., Eakin C. M., Hoegh-­‐Guldberg O., Kelly R. [...]

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Fracking Affects the Public Health, Property Values, & the Environment

July 2, 2015

Fracking could hurt house prices, health and environment, official report says From an Article by Adam Vaughn & Rowena Mason, The Guardian, July 1, 2015 The DEFRA report, published in full after freedom of information battle, admits impact on water quality and wildlife is ‘uncertain’, though possible benefits also listed. The report’s release comes days after [...]

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Radioactivity Risk from Oil & Gas Activity in Marcellus Region

July 1, 2015

Reviewing a Pennsylvania TENORM Study From an Article by Juliana Henao, FracTracker Alliance, June 16, 2015 Technologically-enhanced, naturally-occurring radioactive materials, also known as TENORM, are produced when radionuclides deep in the earth are brought to the surface by human activity such as oil and gas drilling. The radioactive materials, which include uranium (U), thorium (th), [...]

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Environmental Science Involves a Comprehensive View of Fossil Fuels

June 30, 2015

Please, Please, No Environmental Science for the Fracking Industry … ! Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Science is a system for getting a narrative, an explanation of phenomena, closer to reality.  It works by using measurements, samples of the real world, and a procedure for debating proposed [...]

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New PA-DEP Database Needed for Frack Chemical Records

June 29, 2015

FracFocus Records are Inadequate so New PA-DEP Database Necessary From an Article by Katelyn Ferral, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 28, 2015 Pennsylvania will require shale gas companies to disclose electronically the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing in a new state-run database by next summer. PA Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Quigley said the department [...]

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WHO Cares About Your Health — Local, National, World-Wide

June 28, 2015

Warning: Climate Change Is Hazardous to Your Health From an Article by Elizabeth Perera, Sierra Club, June 26, 2015 As 100-degree temperatures broke Washington, DC records on Tuesday, I was pleased to be at the White House Public Health and Climate Summit listening to Surgeon General Murthy tell the American people that climate disruption poses [...]

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Natural Gas Leaks, Vents & Flares Show Significant Concerns, Says ICF Report

June 27, 2015

New report estimates enough natural gas is leaking to negate climate benefits From an Article by Peter Moskowitz, The Guardian, June 24, 2014 Natural gas drilling only has environmental benefits over other processes like coal and oil production if producers can keep a tight lid on leaks. Natural gas has been touted as an environmentally friendly substitute [...]

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