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Japan TV broadcasts mutations in animals and plants after<br />

Fukushima — Scientist: “Very few insects, only 2 birds” (PHOTOS &<br />

VIDEO)<br />

11:24 AM EST on December 4th, 2012 | Leave a comment<br />

Louisiana Sinkhole Footage: Almost 100% <strong>of</strong> people in neighborhood<br />

nearby have stayed — “I know <strong>of</strong> 3 homes that evacuated” (VIDEO)<br />

Ongoing Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico Oil Disaster:<br />

Oil Spill Attorney Stuart Smith’s Blog:<br />

Environmental Must-Reads – December 5, 2012<br />

Highlights from a Fracking Flyover<br />

For all that we do working on satellite and aerial images, it’s<br />

extremely refreshing to actually get a chance to go up in <strong>the</strong> air ourselves.<br />

Last month we had <strong>the</strong> opportunity when we were asked by <strong>the</strong><br />

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) if we could put toge<strong>the</strong>r an aerial tour<br />

<strong>of</strong> active gas fields. Enabled by our partners at LightHawk, we arranged a<br />

flyover <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most heavily drilled regions in West Virginia—<br />

Wetzel County.<br />

Are Earthquakes and Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells Related?<br />

Two new papers tie a recent increase in significant earthquakes to<br />

reinjection <strong>of</strong> wastewater fluids from unconventional oil and gas drilling.<br />

The first study notes “significant earthquakes are increasingly occurring<br />

within <strong>the</strong> United States midcontinent.” In <strong>the</strong> specific case <strong>of</strong> Oklahoma,<br />

a Magnitude “5.7 earthquake and a prolific sequence <strong>of</strong> related events …<br />

were likely triggered by fluid injection.”<br />

Fracking in <strong>the</strong> U.K.: Britain Looks to Boost Shale Gas<br />

Could a European shale-gas revolution start in Britain? While efforts<br />

to drill gas from shale deposits have stalled on <strong>the</strong> Continent, <strong>the</strong> British<br />

government could soon give <strong>the</strong> go-ahead to drilling and provide tax<br />

breaks to encourage it.

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