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Shell Canada announced that the company will immediately abandon
plans to frack for natural gas in an area of British Columbia known as the
Sacred Headwaters on Tahltan Nation traditional territory. The province of
BC says it will issue a permanent moratorium on oil and gas tenures in the
area.
Poll purporting fracking support is flawed
The headline reading “Polls find unexpected fracking support” on the Dec.
10 article regarding a Siena College poll with a sample size of only 822
people is misleading.
New York State Opens Public Comment Period for Fracking
Regulations
A few months ago, we detailed the fracked up process underway in
New York State to determine the health impacts from fracking. Since the
results of the health study are not ready for release, the state had to open a
public commenting period to extend the rule-making process. Until
January 11th at 5pm, the general public can submit their comments on the
proposed regulations. The DEC insists that it will not take any final
decision on fracking until the health review is complete and it can
guarantee that fracking can be done safely in New York State.
Fracking at what cost to the public?
An article in the Nov. 28, 2012 online edition of Crain’s Detroit
Business “Natural Gas is key to Snyder’s energy policy” sounds good for
Michigan in terms of economic growth and meeting green energy, but I
find it lacking in real protection for Michigan citizens.
5 Fatal Flaws in California’s New Fracking Regulations
Proposed regulations meant to govern fracking in California would
do little to protect the state’s environment, wildlife, climate and public
health, according to an analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Fracking—currently unmonitored in California—uses huge volumes of
water mixed with dangerous chemicals to blast open rock formations and
extract oil and gas. Hundreds of wells have been fracked in California in
recent years. Today’s draft proposal by California’s Division of Oil, Gas,
and Geothermal Resources was supposed to be the first step in explicitly
regulating this controversial practice.