Hoeven Creates Natural Gas Permit Bill (USA)
…The bill would set a timeline for the Department of Energy to make decisions on the permits, which Hoeven says would allow the United States to provide energy domestically and to our allies….
Fracking Waste Site Not Coming to Barnesville After Company Pulls Out (USA)
…A proposed fracking waste site will not be coming to Barnesville after the company in charge of the project pulled out, citing costs. On Thursday …
Halliburton fracking spill mystery: What chemicals polluted an Ohio waterway? (USA)
…On the morning of June 28, a fire broke out at a Halliburton fracking site in Monroe County, Ohio. As flames engulfed the area, trucks began exploding and thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals spilled into a tributary of the Ohio River, which supplies drinking water for millions of residents. More than 70,000 fish died….
Saltwater’ from fracking spill much different from ocean water (USA)
…Lisa Song | InsideClimate News. In early July, a million gallons of salty drilling waste spilled from a pipeline onto a steep hillside in western North …
Will Plaintiffs Pursue Class Actions to Fight Fracking? (USA)
…Companies, agencies mentioned: Aruba Petroleum | Texas Oil and Gas Association | Lynn Tillotson Pinker & Cox | Sunoco, Inc. | Denton City Council | Texas Supreme Court | EOG Resources Inc. …
Judge clears way for anti-fracking petition to move forward (USA)
…Butte County Superior Court Judge Robert Glusman ruled Wednesday against an effort to halt the petition drive, organized by a group calling itself Frack Free Butte County, voided. The fracking ban could end up in front of Butte County voters in November….
Greeley awarded Bellvue Pipeline permit after lengthy battle (USA)
…Sherrie Peif | The Greeley Tribune, Colo. After seven years of fights and headaches, Greeley officials can finally celebrate. The Army Corps of …
LEGO-Shell partnership has Greenpeace going off the deep end (USA)
…Marissa Hall | Shale Plays Media. Everyone’s favorite childhood toy company has teamed up with Shell and Ferrari to produce six miniature versions …
Anti-fracking group claim legislators put oil, gas interests above workers (USA)
…An anti-fracking group Wednesday claimed Illinois legislators are putting oil and gas interests ahead of worker safety, a group spokesperson said in response to calls for faster movement on pending rules needed to regulate the industry….
Pro and con: Two middle schoolers debate fracking (USA)
…Students in Katherine Cohen’s 7th-grade English class at Greenberg Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia were assigned the task of writing a persuasive letter. These two students wrote opposing opinions about fracking, a highly charged topic in Pennsylvania….