January 24, 2013
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MD Dept. of the Environment: All Drilling Permits Have Been Withdrawn

Gas prospects in Maryland looking unfavorable
By Matthew Bieniek, Cumberland Times-News, Jan. 22, 2013

The prognosis for natural gas drilling via fracking in Western Maryland’s Marcellus Shale formations any time soon is looking increasingly problematic, according to a recent presentation …

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January 24, 2013
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Divesting from Fossil Fuels

A Conversation with Bill McKibben and NYC Students
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 7:00PM, The Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street

“Climate change is the great moral issue since apartheid, and we need the same kind of tools to bring …

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January 21, 2013
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Jessica Ernst, The Consequences of Fracking

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Jessica Ernst (B.Sc., M.SC., Environmental Specialist) is a scientist who has worked in the oil and gas industry. She discovered first hand the consequences of hydraulic fracturing in her town of Rosebud, Alberta, Canada. …

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January 17, 2013
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Maryland Gov. O'Malley Proposes Funding Fracking Study

Budget adds money for bay cleanup, parks, energy efficiency
By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, Jan. 16, 2013

Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed funding the state’s study of “fracking” for natural gas, ending a two-year legislative standoff over getting the

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January 17, 2013
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More than Half of Ozone-Forming Pollutants in Erie, CO, Come From Drilling Activity

CU-Boulder, NOAA study uncovers oil and gas emission’s ‘chemical signature’
By John Aguilar, dailycamera, Jan. 16, 2013

Emissions from oil and natural gas operations account for more than half of the pollutants — such as propane and butane — that …

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January 16, 2013
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Feb. 13 may Signal Hydrofracking Fate in NYS

Environmental review precedes DEC’s ‘findings’
By Jon Campbell, Poughkeepsie Journal.com, Jan. 14, 2013

New York regulators may have to signal a decision on hydraulic fracturing by Feb. 13 if they hope to meet an end-of-the-month deadline for completing a set …

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January 9, 2013
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Fracking Ban Rally Outside NY State of State Address

Over 1,500 New Yorkers from every corner of the state descended on Albany Wednesday to rally against fracking.
By WKTV News, Jan. 9, 2013

Over 1,500 New Yorkers from every corner of the state descended on Albany Wednesday to rally …

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January 9, 2013
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NYS Assembly Chairs Ask DEC to Suspend Fracking Comment Period

NOTE FROM DCS:  We must still get comments in before the current deadline ends Friday, January 11, at 5 PM because it’s unlikely that the comment period will be extended, but we’re glad the Assembly is making this excellent effort.   …

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January 8, 2013
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From Industry Insider to Implacable Fracking Opponent

Meet Dr. Anthony Ingraffea
By Ellen Cantarow, EcoWatch, Jan. 2, 2013

Why, exactly, is high-volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing such a devastating industry? How best to describe its singularity—its vastness, its difference from other industries and its threat to the planet?…

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January 8, 2013
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Drilling Spills Reaching Colorado Groundwater; State Mulls Test Rules

Oil and gas have contaminated groundwater in 17 percent of the 2,078 spills and slow releases that companies reported to CO regulators over the past five years.
By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, Dec. 9, 2012

Oil and gas have …

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January 8, 2013
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Methane Leaks Erode Green Credentials of Natural Gas

Losses of up to 9% show need for broader data on US gas industry’s environmental impact.
By Jeff Tollefson, Nature, Jan. 2, 2013

Scientists are once again reporting alarmingly high methane emissions from an oil and gas field, underscoring questions …

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January 8, 2013
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New Fears Over Fracking Groundwater Contamination

High concentrations of salts, including those of radium and barium, are present in the flowback waters from late-end fracking operations, lending fears over potential groundwater contamination.
By Professor Chris Rhodes, oilprice.com, Jan. 1, 2013

It is found that high concentrations …

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