Fracking

Contamination At 3,900 Fracking Spill Sites In N. Dakota Alone

May 4, 2016 Sami Grove, www.treehugger.com Educate! Contamination, Fracking, North Dakota

By Sami Grove for Tree Hugger - There's no doubt that fracking has provided a boost to the North Dakota economy in recent years, but at what cost? New research from Duke University scientists hasmapped 3,900 fracking spill sites in North Dakota, analyzing both water and soil around these locations and finding significant, persistent pollution levels that could have serious implications for human and environmental health alike. Researchers found high levels of ammonium, selenium, lead and other toxic contaminants as well as high salt levels and radium, a naturally occurring radioactive element.

Colorado Fracking Setback Will Only Lead To More Victories

May 4, 2016 Wenonah Hauter, www.foodandwaterwatch.org Resist! Colorado, Fracking

By Wenonah Hauter for Food and Water Watch - Colorado’s high court today struck down the rights of Coloradans to enact local fracking bans. It’s no surprise, given the massive sway of the oil and gas industry in the state. The suit was brought against Longmont (which passed a popular fracking ban in 2012) by Governor John Hickenlooper and his industry cronies. While it’s easy to be discouraged by this decision, the fact is, it will help activate citizens to pass statewide ballot measures to ban fracking in November.

Colorado Court Strikes Down Local Fracking Restrictions

May 4, 2016 Zahra Hirji, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Colorado, Fracking, Supreme Court

By Zahra Hirji for Inside Climate News - The Colorado Supreme Court struck down local fracking restrictions in two cities—Longmont, which had passed a ban, and Fort Collins, which had issued a five-year moratorium—issuing a one-two punch to the state's anti-fracking movement. Regulators at the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, not local communities, have the exclusive authority to regulate oil and gas activity in Colorado, the Supreme Court judges ruled Monday.

Fracking Infrastructure Projects Being Canceled Or Delayed

April 28, 2016 www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Fracking

By Ted Glick for Eco Watch - March 2016: The Republican-dominated Georgia legislature voted overwhelming for a one-year moratorium on any new gas pipelines, setting back efforts to build the Palmetto Pipeline. March 2016: FERC announced a seven month delay on making a decision about the Penn East pipeline in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and a 10 month delay for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Pennsylvania Voters Torn Over Calls For A Fracking Ban

April 26, 2016 Valerie Volcovici, www.reuters.com Educate! Fracking, Pennsylvania, Vote

By Valerie Volcovici for Reuters - For some Democratic voters in Pennsylvania, Tuesday's primary election will be more than just a chance to pick preferred candidates for public office - it will be a mini-referendum on the future of the state's downtrodden fracking industry. Three candidates on the ballot, including Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders and two Democratic U.S. Senate hopefuls, want to ban or pause the controversial oil and gas drilling technique, splitting an electorate in parts of the state concerned about both jobs and the environment.

Newsletter: Ending The Political Charade

April 23, 2016 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.PopularResistance Newsletter Baltimore, climate crisis, COP21, Democracy, Democracy Spring, Divestment, Environmental racism, Fracking, Freddie Gray, Freedom of the Press, Gas, Incinerators, killed by police, Noam Chomsky, Nonviolence, Nuclear Energy, Nuit Debout, Police violence, Racism, Solar Energy, TPP, wealth inequality, Wind

By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese. This week, on Earth Day, representatives from 130 countries gathered at the United Nations in New York City to sign the climate treaty agreed upon in Paris last December. As they smiled for the camera and promised to do their best to hold the temperature down, climate activists posted an open letter stating that it is too late, the climate emergency is already here. Leading up to the signing of the Paris Treaty this week were actions to stop the advance of fossil fuels and nuclear energy. Many events to mark the one year anniversary are taking place this week and the next in Baltimore to remember the uprising. Erica Chenoweth, the author of "How Civil Resistance Works", writes that elections both locally and globally are being shaped by nonviolent resistance. In the US, no matter who is elected president in the November election, it will be critical for those who have been activated to continue to organize and visibly protest.

3 Issues With Panama Papers & An Anti-Fracking Punk Provocateur

April 14, 2016 Staff, www.youtube.com Resistance Report Fracking, Panama Papers

By Staff of Occupy - This week: Three things you gotta know and consider about the Panama Papers and no, it has nothing to do with Putin. Then, we have a special interview with Joe Corre – anti-fracking activist in the UK that's using his celebrity to stand up to big oil, gas and capitalism. But first, escape. **We have front lines coverage from Democracy Spring

Rubber Stamp Rebellion To Be Fossil Fuel Free

April 7, 2016 Staff, www.beyondextremeenergy.org Resist! FERC, Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Pipelines

By Beyond Extreme Energy. Washington, DC - The winds of change are gaining speed, and Beyond Extreme Energy is working hard to make them even stronger. From May 15 – 22, in Washington, DC, and elsewhere where people are fighting fracking and fracking infrastructure, BXE and our allies will take coordinated action for the Rubber Stamp Rebellion (May 15 will be a day for training and art-building). We will say to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): Stop rubber-stamping gas industry permit applications and change the way you operate. Prioritize the emergence of wind, solar and other renewables above fossil fuels. We say: No New Permits!

Majority Of Americans Oppose Fracking & Nuclear Energy

April 2, 2016 Art Swift, www.gallup.com Educate! Environment, Fracking, Nuclear Energy

By Art Swift for Gallup - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Opposition to the practice of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" has increased significantly in the past year as environmental concerns, such as earthquakes, have grown, even though the procedure has helped keep oil prices low. In the past year, the price of oil has fluctuated between roughly $25 and $60 per barrel, a staggering drop from its peak of around $120 in mid-2014.

It’s Time For The Rubber Stamp Rebellion

April 1, 2016 Staff, www.beyondextremeenergy.org Resist! FERC, Fracking

By Staff of Beyond Extreme Energy - The winds of change are gaining speed, and Beyond Extreme Energy is working hard to make them even stronger. From May 16 – 22, in Washington, DC, and elsewhere where people are fighting fracking and fracking infrastructure, BXE and our allies will take coordinated action for the Rubber Stamp Rebellion (May 15 will be a day for training and art-building). We will say to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC):

Fracking Study Finds Toxins In Wyoming Town’s Groundwater

March 31, 2016 Neela Banerjee, www.insideclimatenews.org Educate! EPA, Fracking, Wyoming

By Neela Banerjee for Inside Climate News - Hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas operations contaminated the groundwater in Pavillion, Wyoming, according to a new study by Stanford University scientists. The findings raise concerns about possible water pollution in other heavily fracked and geologically similar communities in the U.S. West. Pavillion has long been a flashpoint in the national debate over the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on drinking water.

New Short From Anti-Fracking Documentarian Crusader

March 30, 2016 Kate Erbland, www.indiewire.com Resist! Arrest, FERC, Fracking, Protests

By Kate Erbland for Indie Wire - Documentarian and anti-fracking pioneer Josh Fox was arrested last week in Washington, D.C. while doing two of the things he does best: Protesting fracking and filming the entire thing. Fox was on hand to protest the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its role in continuing to permit fossil fuel projects that will greatly accelerate climate change. More specifically, Fox and a group of like-minded individuals were protesting FERC’s role in using eminent domain to condemn and clear-cut a wide swath of maple trees across the Holleran family maple syrup farm in New Milford, Pennsylvania...

Fracking Puts 7 Million In US At Risk Of Earthquakes

March 29, 2016 Jessica Fitzpatrick, www.usgs.gov Educate! Earthquakes, Fracking

By Jessica Fitzpatrick for USGS - For the first time, new USGS maps identify potential ground-shaking hazards from both human-induced and natural earthquakes. In the past, USGS maps only identified natural earthquake hazards. This is also the first one-year outlook for the nation’s earthquake hazards, and is a supplement to existing USGS assessments that provide a 50-year forecast. The report shows that approximately 7 million people live and work in areas of the central and eastern U.S. (CEUS) with potential for damaging shaking from induced seismicity.

Bill McKibben Calls Out Fracking & Government Officials Who Pushed It

March 25, 2016 Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org Educate! Bill McKibben, Fracking, Government

By Deirdre Fulton for Common Dreams - With a new piece in The Nation, environmental leader Bill McKibben upends widely held assumptions not just about President Barack Obama's climate legacy, but about the so-called "natural gas revolution" that was once considered a "savior" in the fight against global warming. The author and 350.org co-founder points to "an explosive paper" published last month in Geophysical Research Letters, in which Harvard researchers "concluded that the nation as a whole is leaking methane in massive quantities."

Argentina: 6 Indigenous Women At Heart Of Fracking Resistance

March 21, 2016 Nancy Piñeiro Moreno, Translated Laura Beratti, www.telesurtv.net Resist! Argentina, Fracking, Indigenous Rights, South America

By Nancy Piñeiro Moreno, Translated by Laura Beratti for Tele Sur - These women have put their bodies on the line, chained themselves to rigs and barricades, in order to protect their land. These six Mapuche women have taken the risk of putting their bodies on the line to stop the drilling rigs from further endangering their community. Aboriginal women are central to the continent-wide resistance against extractivism, and the story of these women from the Campo Maripe community in the Argentine Patagonia is a solid example of their ongoing contribution, and the importance of indigenous resistance for social movements worldwide.

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