“there’s no way to avoid the consequences… And yet politicians pretend not to hear it, or not to understand”
Source: James Hansen: Fracking is ‘Screwing Your Children and Grandchildren’
Fracking is ‘Screwing Your Children and Grandchildren’
Porter Ranch gas leak is a wake-up call
More than 280 families have fled their homes in Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley, sickened by the smell of a voluminous natural gas leak from underground storage wells. The gas has been seeping from the ground for more than a month, yet Southern California Gas Co. says it might to take another three to four months to shut down the well, which goes 8,500 feet deep.
Alarming Uptick of Earthquakes in Kansas Linked to Fracking With 52 in Just Last Two Weeks
Just like in Oklahoma, Kansas is seeing a shocking uptick in earthquakes connected to the underground disposal of wastewater from the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, process.
Source: Alarming Uptick of Earthquakes in Kansas Linked to Fracking With 52 in Just Last Two Weeks
Shell, Exxon Ordered to Pay Groningen Earthquake Compensation
A Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil must compensate homeowners for a drop in house prices caused by earthquakes linked to production at the Groningen gas field.
Source: Shell, Exxon Ordered to Pay Groningen Earthquake Compensation – WSJ
Impacted Landowners Demand EPA Revise Flawed Fracking Study
The EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board met this week to review the agency’s draft assessment of the impact of fracking on drinking water resources, but the largely academic exercise got a dose of reality from residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania; Pavillion, Wyoming; and Parker County, Texas who have fought for years to get U.S. EPA to act.
Source: Impacted Landowners Demand EPA Revise Flawed Fracking Study
Fracking air pollution threatens health & climate
Our addiction to fossil fuels has made climate change a real and present danger. At the same time, communities living with fracking in their backyard face a relentless attack on their health everyday, thanks to air pollution from oil and gas production.
Source: EARTHWORKS
The Curious Case of the Shrinking Utica Shale Play
The substantial Utica Shale oil and gas production projections are not holding up to production data – resulting in a shrinking utica shale play.
Pope Francis warns that environmental destruction could wipe out humanity | Grist
In a U.N. address, the pope said we need to pay attention to the “right of the environment.”
Source: Pope Francis warns that environmental destruction could wipe out humanity | Grist
Fed. Govt. Giving Away Fed. Land to Fossil Fuel Companies to Rape the Environment: Call Now to Stop It
Many people are aware that oil, gas and coal companies lease public lands from the federal government. What most taxpayers don’t realize is that the richest, most powerful corporations in the fossil fuel industry are paying next to nothing for the privilege of ripping our collective resources out of the ground and selling them to us at exorbitant prices.
Fracking foes sue Ohio elections chief over ballot ruling | marcellus.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Residents of Fulton, Medina (meh-DY’-nuh) and Athens counties have sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO’-sted) after he invalidat
Source: Fracking foes sue Ohio elections chief over ballot ruling | marcellus.com
Living near fracking wells raises risk of heart failure, nerve damage, cancer and more, study shows – NaturalNews.com
Living near fracking wells raises risk of heart failure, nerve damage, cancer and more, study shows
Groups to seek Ohio constitutional change on community rights – Drilling – Ohio
“This is our land, our air and water, our families – our communities. We will protect them,”
Source: Groups to seek Ohio constitutional change on community rights – Drilling – Ohio
Radioactivity Found in Pennsylvania Creek, Illegal Fracking Waste Dumping Suspected
Recently released testing results in western Pennsylvania, upstream from Pittsburgh, reveal evidence of radioactive contamination in water flowing from an abandoned mine. Experts say that the radioactive materials may have come from illegal dumping of shale fracking wastewater.
Source: Radioactivity Found in Pennsylvania Creek, Illegal Fracking Waste Dumping Suspected | DeSmogBlog
