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Wyden: FracFocus 'constructive' tool on drilling
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24.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Top Stories |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Energy Committee says a website partially funded by the oil and gas industry is a constructive tool that could be used by federal regulators in requiring public disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. |
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Activists, press seek to ID firms looking to drill
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21.5.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| In February, environmental groups celebrated a U.S. District Court ruling that required the Bureau of Land Management to release the identities of companies that nominated 30,000 acres of public lands in Coloradox2019s North Fork Valley for natural-gas and oil leasing.They called the ruling a victory for transparency in the process of... |
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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[flenvcenter :: National]
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[flenvcenter :: Community]
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Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
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21.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Top Stories |
| JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
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21.5.2013 |
Twincities.com: Nation |
| JUNEAU, Alaska—The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential |
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Michael Brune: The Overview Effect
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18.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Few of us will ever venture past the 60-mile boundary that separates Earth and outer space. If you do, though, you're likely to experience something known as "the overview effect" -- a cognitive shift in how you perceive our planet. |
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New Draft Fracking Rules Give Industry a Free Pass
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17.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City:
When I talk to people who live near fracking operations, they often ask me the same question: “What is this doing to my drinking water?” Homeowners have shown me jugs of water from their kitchen sinks that look like rusty... |
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U.S. government unveils latest version of fracking rules
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17.5.2013 |
Headlines: All Headlines |
| The government unveiled its latest version of hotly fought rules for fracking on federal land — 440 million acres nationwide, 20 million in Colorado — trying to protect mountains, forests and prairies from the downside of drilling. |
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Interior issues new drilling rule
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17.5.2013 |
Durango Herald |
| WASHINGTON ndash Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic-fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday.The new fracking rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry... |
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Interior Proposes New Rules for Fracking on U.S. Land
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17.5.2013 |
NYT > Environment |
| Interior Proposes New Rules for Fracking on U.S. Land |
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Obama Administration Caves To Fracking Industry in New Proposed Rules
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17.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Matthew McFeeley, Attorney, Washington, D.C.:
This afternoon, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new proposed rules to govern fracking on publicly owned lands managed by the federal government. This includes wild places like National Forests and National Wildlife Refuges. But it also includes... |
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Obama Administration to Industry: Frac-As-Usual on Public Lands
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17.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Briana Mordick, Staff Scientist, San Francisco:
With the release of its revised draft rules for hydraulic fracturing, BLM signaled to industry that it’s business-as-usual when it comes to oil and gas drilling and fracking on public lands. And it also signaled to the people who live,... |
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New Interior Department drilling rule relies on industry-sponsored database
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17.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: Politics |
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Obama administration issues draft fracking regulations
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17.5.2013 |
Washington Post |
| The Obama administration drew criticism from both environmental and oil industry groups on Thursday after issuing a new draft of regulations for fracking on federal and Indian lands.
In its first update of hydraulic fracturing regulations in three decades, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management would require wider disclosure of chemicals used in drilling, techniques to assure wellbore integrity so fluids don’t leak into groundwater and ways to make sure companies have a water management plan for fluids that flow back to the surface. ... |
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
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17.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Business |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder an ongoing boom in natural gas production. |
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
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17.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Politics |
| The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder an ongoing boom in natural gas production. |
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Proposed 'Fracking' Rules Anger Environmentalists, Annoy Industry
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16.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Politics |
| The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for its first major regulation of hydraulic fracturing on public lands, attempting to address at least a portion of the controversial drilling practice that’s unlocked vast new supplies of U.S. oil and gas but has also raised fears about its environmental impact, particularly on local water supplies. |
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BLM Postpones Oil, Gas Lease Auctions in Calif.
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15.5.2013 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| SAN FRANCISCO-Federal land managers have postponed all oil and gas lease auctions in California until October, citing budget problems and low staffing as well as the toll of environmental litigation. Click here to read this article |
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Moms March To Push For Fracking Moratorium Extension
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15.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Local activists in Boulder held a rally on the Boulder County Courthouse lawn Monday in honor of Mother's Day urging commissioners to extend a moratorium... |
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New Fracking Rules Have Environmental Groups Worried
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13.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Politics |
| The Obama administration is set to unveil major new regulations on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial method of extracting oil and gas, possibly as soon as Tuesday. |
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Nancy Stahoviak: Actions misinterpreted
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13.5.2013 |
Steamboat Pilot |
| I believe that in the letter published in the Saturday Steamboat Today (“Applaud commission”), Harry Thompson, Steve Elkins, Amy Williams and Jody Camilletti (on behalf of Citizens Supporting Private Property Rights) misinterpreted the comments and actions of the Routt County Board Commissioners at the hearing regarding the Entek oil and gas well. |
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