Scientists Link Frack Wastewater Well to Over 200 Earthquakes

July 26, 2014

University of Colorado  Scientists Link 10,800-Foot-Deep Fracking Wastewater Well to More Than 200 Earthquakes From an Article by Brandon Baker, EcoWatch.com, July 25, 2014 When the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ordered NGL Water Solutions to stop fracking wastewater injection operations a month ago, a team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers began conducting its own investigation. [...]

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Health Professionals are Concerned about Frack Area Residents

July 25, 2014

Families sick from fracking exposure turn to concerned scientists From an Article by Lisa Song, Inside Climate News, July 23, 2014 Like people in other regions transformed by the shale energy boom, residents of Washington County, Pennsylvania have complained of headaches, nosebleeds and skin rashes. But because there are no comprehensive studies about the health impacts [...]

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Water Tank Truck Driver Killed on PA Route 88 in Greene County

July 24, 2014

Driver killed after water tank truck goes off Route 88 in rollover crash in Greene County From a News Report of WTAE, News 4, Pittsburgh, July 16, 2014 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A driver who carried water for the oil and gas industry was killed after his large tank truck rolled over, hit another vehicle and [...]

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Huge Loss of Jobs Forecast for Europe due to US Shale Boom

July 23, 2014

Europe Risks Losing 30 Million Jobs to U.S. Shale Boom By Priyanka Sharma and Lananh Nguyen, Bloomberg News, July 17, 2014  The U.S. shale-gas boom is placing 30 million jobs at risk in Europe as companies with greater reliance on energy contend with higher fuel prices than their American counterparts, the International Energy Agency said. Manufacturers [...]

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Over 70,000 Fish & Aquatic Creatures Killed by Pollution from Ohio Frack Well Fire

July 22, 2014

Evidence shows that frack well site fire polluted creek & killed fish and other creatures From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, July 22, 2014 Article Photos: An EPA report states that about 70,000 fish and other aquatic life were found dead near the Statoil Eisenbarth well pad and Opossum Creek in Monroe County [...]

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Two New Fracking Videos of WV by Cineplex Rex

July 21, 2014

Two New Fracking Videos by Cineplex Rex, July 18, 2014 Who doesn’t remember the John Denver song with lyrics about “Take Me Home Country Roads”, and “Almost Heaven — West Virginia”? Many people have had wonderful life experiences in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia. Unfortunately now it is more like ‘Oh My God!’  What are they [...]

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Upcoming Meetings: WV-SORO Membership Meeting, August 23rd

July 20, 2014

WV Surface Owners Rights Organization — Update From a Letter by Julie Archer, July 18, 2014 Mark Your Calendars: WV-SORO Membership Meeting, August 23rd Please mark your calendars for WV-SORO’s upcoming membership meeting. The meeting will be Saturday, August 23rd at Salem International University in Salem, WV, from 10 AM-4 PM, followed by a public [...]

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Part 2. Catastrophic Climate Change in the Seventeenth Century — Lessons from the Past

July 19, 2014

PART 2. “Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century” by Geoffrey Parker A Book Report by S. Thomas Bond, Resident Farmer & Watershed Volunteer, Lewis County, WV There were just three areas on earth that managed to prosper in the Little Ice Age.  One of them was Japan.  It had just undergone [...]

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Catastrophic Climate Change in the Seventeenth Century — Lessons from the Past

July 18, 2014

PART 1. “Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century” by Geoffrey Parker A Book Report by S. Thomas Bond, Resident Farmer and Watershed Volunteer, Lewis County, WV   Geoffrey Parker defines the Little Ice Age as 1620 to about 1700, although others define it as a wider era.  The cause is [...]

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WV Lacks Clean Energy Leadership

July 17, 2014

West Virginia lacks in clean energy leadership, study says From a Report by Sarah Tincher, WBOY News 12, July 15, 2014 For those interested in the clean energy business, West Virginia isn’t the place to be, according to Clean Edge’s 2014 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index. Using data collected by the Clean Edge’s State and [...]

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