July 14, 2011
Sandra Steingraber, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Ithaca College
Biologist Sandra Steingraber addresses hydraulic fracturing and the risks it poses to air quality and public health in New York.
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June 29, 2011
MARYANN SPOTO, State House Bureau, The Record —
The state Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation banning the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas exploration in New Jersey.
The 33-1 vote came after Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) unsuccessfully asked for a …
June 26, 2011
E-mails published in The New York Times reveal that industry consultants and analysts say that public statements by the gas industry do not match reality. In these e-mails, people within the industry voice grave concerns, because the analysis of data …
June 18, 2011
By Laura Olson, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau
HARRISBURG — The state’s top health official said Friday that his agency needs resources to create a registry for tracking whether spikes in illnesses could be related to shale gas drilling.
That request by …
June 18, 2011
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Registry would be first of its kind in nation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Corbett’s top health adviser said Friday that he wants to make Pennsylvania the first state to create a registry to …
June 13, 2011
By Joe Carroll, Bloomberg News
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
In the hardest-hit areas, water-management districts …
June 13, 2011
Joe Carrol, Bloomberg News
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
In the hardest-hit areas, water-management districts are …
June 9, 2011
NEW YORK STATE SUES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FOR FAILURE TO STUDY “FRACKING.”
Demand For Fracking Study In Delaware River Basin Has Been Ignored
Even Though Drilling Would Affect NY Watershed And Portions Of 8 New York Counties
Feds Abandon Legally Required …
June 3, 2011
SUCCESS! A Fracking Moratorium in South Africa.
A Grass-Roots Effort
http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/an-anti-fracking-victory-in-south-africa/
South Africa Takes the Cautionary Approach
http://naturalgasforeurope.com/south-africa-takes-cautionary-approach.htm
When the South African government recently announced a national moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial, water-intense and polluting method of extracting natural …
June 1, 2011
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
Defendants
United States Army Corps of Engineers,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
United States National Park Service, United States Department of Interior,
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Plaintiff
State of …
May 26, 2011
Larysa Dyrszka, MD
OUTLINE
POTENTIAL STRESSORS ON HUMAN HEALTH THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN AREAS WHERE GAS DRILLING OCCURS
·Air
·Water
·Waste management
·Noise
·Traffic
·Psychological stressors
·Health infrastructure
·Socioeconomic issues
·Accidents
·Radioactivity
·Psychological stressors
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY EXEMPTIONS …
May 25, 2011
Gerald J. Kauffman, University of Delaware Water Resources Agency
Executive Summary
What do the Guggenheim Museum, Boeing, Sunoco, Campbell’s Soup, DuPont, Wawa, Starbucks, Iron Hill Brewery, Philadelphia Eagles, Camelback Ski Area, Pt. Pleasant Canoe Livery, Salem Nuclear Power Plant, and …
