The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands Mine
State regulators in Utah yesterday heard arguments both for and against the country’s first billion dollar tar sands mine, which is currently being constructed in the east of the State.
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“Serious Doubts” Over UK Fracking Industry After “Seismic” Vote
The UK fracking industry was left in total disarray yesterday after Lancashire County Council voted overwhelmingly to oppose fracking in the North West of the country.
New York State Offically Bans Fracking
There was more bad news for the fracking industry yesterday when New York State became the first US state to officially ban fracking.
“Flawed” Legal Advice Leads to Fracking Vote Delay
Councillors in Lancashire in the North West of the UK yesterday unanimously refused one of two planning applications for fracking by the controversial company, Cuadrilla, but deferred a vote on the second application until Monday next week.
Scientists Find Toxic Chemicals Near Frack Sites
Last week, a new peer-reviewed study was published by the University of Texas at Arlington which found toxic chemicals in over two-thirds of drinking wells near fracking sites.
New Report Argues Fracking Poses “Significant” Threat to Health and Wildlife
When the US Environmental Protection Agency issued its long awaited landmark report into the impacts of fracking earlier this month, the headlines were largely positive towards the technology.