As Fracking Companies Face Bankruptcy, U.S. Regulators Enable Firms to Duck Cleanup Costs
Justin Mikulka – In over their heads with debt, U.S. shale oil and gas firms are now moving from a boom in fracking to a boom in bankruptcies.
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UK Government Bans Fracking Until Research Can Prove It’s “Safe”
John Vibes – The report highlighted concerns about damage to local ecosystems, drinking water, and the potential of earthquakes.
Fracking Study Shows Toxic Chemical Exposure 2,000 Feet From Drilling Sites
Jordan Davidson – A new multiyear study found that people living or working within 2,000 feet, or nearly half a mile, of a hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drill site may be at a heightened risk of exposure to benzene and other toxic chemicals.
Fracking Boom in U.S. and Canada Largely to Blame for Global Methane Spike, Study Finds
Julia Conley – The fracking boom in the U.S. and Canada over the past decade may be largely to blame for a rise in methane in the earth’s atmosphere.
Big Oil Is Covering Up these 5 Health Dangers of Fracking
Sofia Adamson – Despite these well-established dangers of fracking wastewater, there are very few regulations in place to protect the public.
Feds to Sell Even More Public Land for Fracking Near Sacred Park
Lorraine Chow – Everything is for sale to the oil and gas industry.
EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico
Mike Ludwig – Plans are being made to further sacrifice the Gulf of Mexico for the oil and gas industry.
Did Fracking Cause the Hawaii Volcano Eruption?
Jon Rappoport – This is an enormous scandal.
Fracking and the Manipulation of Our Water Supplies
Paul A. Philips – When you control the water supply you can control the people.
Ireland Follows Germany, France and Bulgaria with Ban on Fracking – “We’ve Made History”
Vic Bishop – Ireland is working towards creating independence from fossil fuels.
High Levels of Toxins Found in Bodies of People Living Near Fracking Sites
Maureen Nandini Mitra – Fracking is proving highly toxic to our health and the health of our environment.
Fracking Wastewater Is Cancer-Causing, New Study Confirms
Sayer Ji – The carcinogenicity of fracking pollution may be far higher than previously realized.
Fracking Causes Texas Family’s Water Well to Explode, Severely Burning Them
Sharon Kelly – A lawsuit claims that fracking is to blame for burning 4 year-old and parents in explosion of well water.
Fracking in California – Thanks for the Insanity, Dick!
Video – Featuring an all-star cast from Los Angeles, these 3 short comedic videos are part of the voice of the movement against fracking in California.
“There Could Be Trouble” As US Fracking Revolution Prepares to Go Global
Justin Mikulka – The U.S. is overtaking Russia as the leading producer of oil and gas in the world. The fracking revolution in the U.S. is for real, or as BP’s chief economist put it, “profound.”
EPA Study: Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water Supplies
Sharon Kelly – The Environmental Protection Agency has released its long awaited draft assessment of the impacts that fracking has on the nation’s drinking water supplies.
8 States Dealing With Huge Increases in Fracking Earthquakes
Anastasia Pantsios – A new report, released Thursday from the USGS identified eight states in the eastern and central U.S. where fracking operations have led to dramatic increases in earthquakes.
Fracking Pollutes California Water While Individuals Suffer
Jefferey Jaxen – As California lawmakers decide if resident ‘water wasters’ should face jail time as a drought strikes the state, water agencies are busy working on higher rates and fees to penalize individual residents.
Does Fracking Bring Opportunities or Danger?
Video – A video that focuses mostly on the ongoing debate about fraking, how it may address our growing demand for energy versus the dangers it poses to our drinking water.
Why is Fracking Dangerous?
Infographic – Fracking carries known and unknown risks of harm for public health and the environment upon which public health depends. Here are some of the known dangers.