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the woodlands by rich waters from butler county pennsylvania
Bookmarked 702 weeks ago residents in butler county pennsylvania share their fracking experience film shared courtesy of nature abounds039 friend rich waters a local photographer and videographer who is documenting how fracking is changing the lives of his neighbors in southwest pennsylvania |
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cuadrilla resources england fracking company agrees operations probably triggered tremors
Bookmarked 738 weeks ago london -- the company which is using hydraulic fracturing to release gas from shale rock says that the controversial technique probably did trigger earth tremors in april and may cuadrilla resources which is drilling for gas in northwestern england said wednesday that independent experts concluded that the tremors were due to an unusual combination of geology and operations and were unlikely to happen again |
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dimock pennsylvania water still tainted by fracking lawyers claim
Bookmarked 738 weeks ago scranton pa ampmdash a law firm has demanded that pennsylvania environmental regulators reverse their decision to allow a natural-gas driller to stop delivering replacement water to residents of a town whose drinking water wells were tainted with methane and possibly hazardous chemicals cabot oil amp gas corp has been delivering water to homes in the northeastern pennsylvania village of dimock since january 2009 |
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fracking
Bookmarked 609 weeks ago david letterman gives us his take in fracking posted by grant maclarenperhaps you039ve notice the similarities between tobacco advertising and that of the natural gas industryyears ago the tobacco industry vehemently denied any connection between smoking and health issuestobacco advertising in the 1950039s would often include doctors and other medical professionals in their ads as a method of allaying public concerns after all if you doctor smoked what039s the harmthe natural gas industry hasn039t gone as far as including doctors or even actors dressed up as doctors in their advertising nonetheless the advertising and talking points do include words like quotsafequot quotnaturalquot quotcleanquot these words are selected to make the public feel more comfortableand it039s working on those who just understand the damage fracking is doing to our water supply one of my god-given rights is to be able to drink the water he provides |
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the sky is pink
Bookmarked 703 weeks ago josh fox on frackingmirror frtom http:vimeocom44367635also: https:sitesgooglecomsitefrackingirelandthe-sky-is-pinkannotated documents featured in the film can be found here: http:www1rollingstonecomextrastheskyispink_annotdoc-gasl4finalpdf |
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countdown with keith olbermann 07-13-2011 6 - fracking with mark ruffalo
Bookmarked 754 weeks ago countdown with keith olbermann 07-13-2011 6 - fracking with mark ruffalo7-13-2011 |
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039frack off039 500 ft high banner drop off blackpool tower fracking frack_off
Bookmarked 750 weeks ago 039frack off039 500 ft high banner drop off blackpool towerearly saturday morning 6th august 2011 anti-fracking 1 campaigners climbed 500 feet to hang two banners 2 from the iconic blackpool tower raising awareness about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas spreading to the uk after successfully hanging the banners the two climbers were sprayed with a pressure washer by blackpool tower workers while they were hundreds of feet above the ground both protesters were arrested when they descendedblackpool tower is five miles east of the first fracking test well in the uk the group is highlighting the issue and launch of an anti-fracking campaign centred around the website frack-offorgnathan roberts one of the climbers said quotthere are so many things wrong with this unconventional method of gas extraction it039s hard to know where to start it has been linked with poisoned water supplies earthquakes leaking gas and even radioactive contamination - and that039s before you even get to the effect it will have on the climate it039s unbelievable that they think they can get away with it we can039t let this happenquotsami jones another climber said quotwe hear a lot about energy shortages but really we need to be investing in researching sustainable energy sources rather than finding tiny pockets of non-renewable gas and destroying our planet in order to get to themquothe continued quotthe uk fracking industry is in its infancy we must act now if we are to stop it in its tracks it039s bad for lancashire it039s bad for the uk and it039s bad for the planetquotcuadrilla resources 3 have been forced to temporarily suspend their exploratory test site at preese hall test well 4 near blackpool following the outcry over two earthquakes in the vicinity france the states of new york and new jersey the canadian province of quebec and the swiss canton of fribourg have all recently banned fracking fracking needs to be banned in the ukfor comments mediafrack-offorgfor more information go to http:wwwfrack-offorgnotes to journalist:1 hydraulic fracturing or 039fracking039 is a method used to free otherwise inaccessible gas trapped in rock wells are drilled and 039fracking fluid039 consisting of millions of gallons of water sand and a toxic cocktail of patented chemicals is injected into the rock under high pressure to crack it some of these chemicals are known carcinogens and many are never recovered 1usagovftcv8jfracking fluid also leaches radioactive elements and toxic chemicals like arsenic out of the rocks making disposing of the fluid a big problem fracking in the united states has already resulted in numerous spills of these fluids contaminated irrigation water could affect food supplies geologists have found a correlation between earthquakes and fracking sottnetarticlesshow232634-us-fracking-operations-cause-thousands-of-earthquakes-in-arkansas2 the banner reads quotfracking is coming to the uk we can stop it wwwfrack-offorgquot3 cuadrilla is a shale gas exploration ampamp production company cuadrillaresourcescom4 preese hall test well 039is the second earthquake to strike lancashire since april and experts say it may be a result of the controversial practice a process of drilling for natural shale gas which involves injecting water and rock-dissolving fluids underground at extremely high pressure to break apart hard shale rocks and release gascuadrilla resources the company carrying out the fracking at preese hall weeton close to the fylde coast said it had suspended operations to examine data collected by the british geological survey before deciding whether it was safe to resume neither quake was large enough to cause any structural damage039 guardiancoukuk2011jun01blackpool-earthquake-tremors-gas-drillingproduced by quotyou and i filmsquothttp:wwwyouandifilmscom |
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full show 41012: shoot first prosecute later
Bookmarked 715 weeks ago thom looks at why it039s easier to kill on the streets of florida than on the streets of baghdad also discussed: the history of the koch brothers and their continued influence on the republican party the radiation from the fukushima disaster hitting california and in tonight039s quotdaily takequot thom looks at the latest from the 1 percent039s war against the middle-class |
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a river on fire gas explodes from australian river near fracking site
Bookmarked 505 weeks ago a river on fire gas explodes from australian river near fracking site i was shocked by force of the explosion when i tested whether gas boiling through the condamine river qld was flammable so much gas is bubbling through the river that it held a huge flame there has been concern that fracking and extraction of coal seam gas could cause gas to migrate through the rock not only is it polluting the river and air but methane is an extremely potent heat trapping gas fugitive emissions from the unconventional gas industry could be a major contributor to climate change and make gas as dirty as burning coalgas first started bubbling though the river shortly after the coal seam gas industry took off in the chinchilla area since then the volume of gas bubbling through the river has massively increased and has spread along the riveryou can see stakes in the river bank were the queensland government has marked each gas seep you can also see pipework near the river where origin energy has installed for monitoring the gas bubbling through the riverthanks to john jenkyn for taking me up the river in his tinnie he039s a champion |
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romney energy plan unveiled: drill mine frack
Bookmarked 696 weeks ago energy independence in just eight years that039s the latest campaign promise from gop presidential candidate mitt romney |
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daniel fine discusses north carolina039s approach to shale gas and hydraulic fracturing
Bookmarked 721 weeks ago dr daniel fine of the new mexico center for energy policy discusses north carolina039s approach to shale gas and hydraulic fracturing or quotfrackingquot fine offered these comments during a feb 27 2012 presentation to the john locke foundation039s shafesbury society video courtesy of carolinajournaltv watch full-length video of jlf events here: http:wwwjohnlockeorgeventsvideoshtml |
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mark ruffalo psa - don039t frack oh - june 17 2012
Bookmarked 707 weeks ago sign up athttp:wwwdontfrackohorgjoin us in columbus ohjune 14-17 2012something big is happening in the growing movement against frackingfrom new york where i live to communities across the country people are standing up to say no to fracking and to natural gas they understand no matter what the industry tells them that fracking is not safe and they039re not willing to leave a toxic legacy for their childrenpeople know that not only does fracking poison our water it also poisons our air with cancer-causing fumes it fills our rivers with radioactive wastewaterit even causes earthquakeslike the one that shook youngstown ohio this past new year039s eveand fracking is bringing us closer to climate disaster big oil and gas corporations would have us believe that we need natural gas that cancer climate change and earthquakes are just the price of keeping the lights on but we know the truth: clean energy solutions exist today and we can039t afford not to embrace themthere039s just too much at stakethankfully there039s a grassroots uprising underway in every corner of our country to reject fracked gas and demand renewable energy from north dakota to california colorado to north carolina people are organizing and calling on their town councils state legislatures governors and congressmembers they039re demanding american communities be put before corporate profits demanding we invest in real solutions not a bridge to nowherethat039s exactly what happened in new york where grassroots action forced the state to adopt a moratorium on fracking and that039s what039s going to happen in ohio on june 17 when we hold a big mass action in columbus to call for an end to fracking and injection wells in the statethe main event will be a large 039people039s congress039 that takes over the capitol dome where we039ll pass the laws we want to see regarding fracking and renewable energy in ohiothis should be the largest rally yet against fracking--a pivotal day not only for people in ohio but for people across the country who are organizing to protect their communities this isn039t just about my backyard or your backyard it039s about everyone039s backyard the future of our energy system and the future of the planeti hope you039ll join me in columbus this junevideo by anthony marchesiadditional footage by 350org and projection filmsmusic by vanessa bley |
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tar sands action quotsurround the white housequot - november 6 2011
Bookmarked 737 weeks ago thousands of people surround the white house to protest the keystone xl tar sands pipeline from canada to texas on november 6 2011dear president obama please watch listen and thinkhttp:wwwtarsandsactionorghttp:world350orgvermontfair use of copyrighted material incidentally included as a documentation of a political event action and historical event for educational and informative purposes |
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guar gum supplier
Bookmarked 539 weeks ago guar gum serves as a carrier for placing sand far back into fractures and is also used as a top-hole drilling fluid check this link http:wwwguar-gumcom right here for more information guar gum supplier not all guars however are created equal hence best quality guar plants can be obtained by the guar gum supplier follow us : https:guargumsuppliertumblrcom |
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fast hydrating guar
Bookmarked 539 weeks ago fast hydrating guar gums are available at reasonable prices try this site http:wwwguar-gumcom for more information on fast hydrating guar these guar gums are used in oil drilling due to their fast hydrating process it is used to increase the oil and gas production using guar gum increases the recovery of the oil follow us : https:frackingguargumwordpresscom |