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The controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing
has created an oil and gas boom around the country. In states like Texas,
Pennsylvania and Colorado, there’s been heated debate about rules that
protect groundwater and public health.
California Fracking Rules Slammed By Environmentalists As
Shale Oil Boom Threatens To Remake State
Just below California’s surface lies enough shale oil to fundamentally
transform the state’s entire economy.
And for the first time in the state’s history, California regulators have
seriously started to grapple with how the state deals with the controversial
practice of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in order to retrieve that oil.
Fracking industry worried Matt Damon’s ‘Promised Land’ will
be hatchet job
Matt Damon is throwing his two cents into the debate about fracking
with his upcoming film “Promised Land,” but critics are worried it will be
nothing more than a hatchet job on the entire fracking industry.
“Promised Land,” which Damon co-wrote with “The Office’s” John
Krasinski, explores the much-debated gas extraction method.
Canadian authorities: Fracking operation contaminated
groundwater
Today the Canadian Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB)
released a report on its investigation into a September, 2011 hydraulic
fracturing incident that led to groundwater contamination. The ERCB is an
independent quasi-judicial agency that regulates all energy development in
the province of Alberta.
Wawarsing passes fracking ban
The Wawarsing Town Board is the latest to adopt a ban on hydrofracking
to extract natural gas from shale formations.
The unanimous vote came Thursday night. A public hearing was held
prior to the vote with no one supporting the process.
Upstate Community Continues Fracking Court Fight
An Upstate New York town is continuing its legal battle to preserve
its way of life, filing a brief today in a court case over whether an oil and