Study Links Fracking Chemicals and Human Hormone Disruption

December 18, 2013

Colorado Study Links Fracking Chemicals and Hormone Disruption Article By Sarah Matheson, Epoch Times, December 16, 2013 High levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals have been found in water samples near fracking sites in Colorado, according to research accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s journal Endocrinology. The chemicals “could raise the risk of reproductive, metabolic, neurological and other [...]

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The Annual U.S. Energy Outlook Released

December 17, 2013

New forecast finds U.S. flush with energy From the Article by Sean Cockerham, McClatchy News, December 16, 2013 Washington, DC — U.S. oil production will surge toward a record high in the next two years and the nation’s natural gas dominance is expected to rise for decades, according to a new government forecast. The U.S. [...]

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Book Review: Gambling with Civilization

December 16, 2013

Book by William Nordhaus – The Climate Casino Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor and Resident Farmer in Lewis County “Gambling with Civilization” is the title of an article by Paul Krugman, a Princeton Economics professor, Nobel Prize winner, which reviews a book by William D. Nordhaus called The Climate Casino: Risk, Uncertainty, and [...]

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WV County Concerned About Benzene Emissions Near Gas Drilling Sites

December 15, 2013

Actual Monitoring of Air Emissions Shows Significant Health Risks From the Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, December 10, 2013 A substance believed to cause cancer in those exposed to it over an extended period of time is in the air near Marcellus Shale fracking sites, according to Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department Administrator Howard Gamble. [...]

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Online Forum About The Fracking Industry’s Fatal Flaw

December 14, 2013

Live Forum: Economics is the Achilles Heel of Fracking Announcement by Stefanie Spear, EcoNews, December 13, 2013 This Monday, Dec. 16 at 5 p.m., EcoWatch will feature a live briefing and conversation with Richard Heinberg and Deborah Rogers as they explore how the anti-fracking community can turn the fracking industry’s biggest weapon into their greatest vulnerability. Hosted by Americans Against [...]

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Farmers Are Devoured Like Grass By The Gas Industry

December 13, 2013

Marcellus on the farm Article by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor and Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV It’s no secret that I don’t want Marcellus development on my farm.  Here is why: In 1962, four of us, my sister, her husband,  my wife and I, bought an old farm in a remote place about [...]

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Immense Reserves Of Fresh Water May Save Mankind

December 12, 2013

Vast freshwater reserves found beneath the oceans Article by Marketing and Communications at Flinders University, December 6th, 2013 Scientists have discovered huge reserves of freshwater beneath the oceans kilometres out to sea, providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global water crisis. A new study, published December 5 in the international scientific journal Nature, reveals that [...]

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Protesters In Romania Oppose Government Supported Fracking

December 11, 2013

Fracking has troubles in SE Europe Article by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor and Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV A Reuters article tells of the response in Romania to Chevron’s attempt to drill horizontal shale wells there.  Pungesti, Romania, 150 miles from the Black Sea, and 210 miles from the capitol, Bucharest, is the [...]

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Limiting Global Warming To 2 Degrees Is Now Too Much

December 10, 2013

James Hansen: 2C Temperature Rise Would Be ‘Disastrous’ This 2C Rise is 3.6 Fahrenheit Degrees From Article By Tim Radford, Climate News Network, December 3, 2013 Governments have set the wrong target to limit climate change. The goal at present—to limit global warming to a maximum of two degree Celsius higher than the average for [...]

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WV Landfills Will Now Accept Unlimited Amounts Of Radioactive Waste

December 9, 2013

Fracking Wastes Fill WV Landfills Under New Rule From the Article by Matthew Barakat, Houston Chronicle, December 7, 2013 McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A memo released quietly by regulators earlier this year has carved a major loophole in West Virginia’s rules restricting the amount of waste that can be accepted by the state’s landfills, all [...]

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