- Maryland Sues Gas Company for Fracking Spill
Maryland Sues Gas Company for Fracking Spill by Keith Harrington, Change.org, May 15, 2011.
- Marchers to trek 600-kilometers in 33 days to protest shale gas
Marchers to trek 600-kilometers in 33 days to protest shale gas CTV and The Canadian Press, May 15, 2011
- Alberta shuns US shale gas fears; Minister Renner says our rules prevent water contamination
Alberta shuns US shale gas fears; Minister Renner says our rules prevent water contamination by Darcy Henton, May 14, 2011, Calgary Herald
Albertans should not be alarmed by a new study that links shale gas drilling to groundwater contamination in the United States because regulations governing coal bed methane drilling in Alberta are different, says Environment Minister ...
- France bans ‘fracking’ after months of protest
France bans ‘fracking’ after months of protest by Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee.ca, May 13, 2011
- Fracking Does Contaminate Groundwater With Methane, But Jury Still Out On Process Overall
Fracking Does Contaminate Groundwater With Methane, But Jury Still Out On Process Overall by Chris Rhodes, Scitizen, 13 May, 2011
- Marcellus Shale gas: Risks ….
Marcellus Shale gas: Risks …. by Katie Weidenboerner, Tri-County Sunday, June 12, 2011
- Will Natural Gas Fuel America in the 21st Century?
Will Natural Gas Fuel America in the 21st Century? by David Hughes, Post Carbon Institute, May 12, 2011.
- A fracking problem
A fracking problem by Jean Hodgkinson, The Caribean Camera, May 11, 2011
- France to ban fracking of fossil fuels
France to ban fracking of fossil fuels by Peggy Hollinger in The Financial Times, Paris May 11, 2011.
- Simpson furious over public money to Encana
Simpson furious over public money to Encana by Autumn MacDonald, May 11, 2011, Quesnel Cariboo Observer
Bob Simpson, the Independent MLA for Cariboo North, is furious that millions of dollars of public money is being used to subsidize Encana’s operations in B.C.
- Texas House approves requirement on well fluids
Texas House approves requirement on well fluids by Chris Tomlinson Associated Press May 11, 2011.
- LISTEN: Duke University Methane Water Study
LISTEN: Methane Water Study CBC, “As it Happens“, May 10, 2011
Last month, we spoke with Jessica Ernst from Rosebud, Alberta. Ms. Ernst has several fracking sites near her home. And she’s now suing EnCana, because of what she alleges are high methane levels in her drinking water. She says the levels are so high she can ...
- WSJ: Drilling Is Tied to Gas in Eastern Well Water
WSJ: Drilling Is Tied to Gas in Eastern Well Water by Ben Casselman, Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2011.
- National Geographic Methane on Tap: Study Links Pollution to Gas Drilling
National Geographic Methane on Tap: Study Links Pollution to Gas Drilling by Rachel Kaufman, National Geographic News May 9, 2011
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- Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing
Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing by Stephen G. Osborn, Avner Vengosh, Nathaniel R. Warner, and Robert B. Jackson In Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. Published online before print May 9, 2011, doi:10.1073/pnas.1100682108PNAS May 17, 2011 vol. 108no. 20 8172-8176 Edited by William H. Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, and approved April 14, 2011 (received ...
- Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking
Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica May 9, 2011
- Methane found in wellwater near natural gas drilling
Methane found in wellwater near natural gas drilling by Wendy Koch, USA TODAY, May 9, 2011.
- Shale gas drilling ‘contaminates drinking water’
Shale gas drilling ‘contaminates drinking water’ by Mark Kinver, BBC NEWS, May 9, 2011.
- Justice Department contends Range’s due-process rights weren’t violated
Justice Department contends Range’s due-process rights weren’t violated by Jack Z. Smith, Star Telegram, May 9, 2011.
- Wrong to Make Public Pay for EnCana’s Pollution Fix, Say Critics
Wrong to Make Public Pay for EnCana’s Pollution Fix, Say Critics by Andrew MacLeod, TheTyee.ca May 9, 2011.
- Another Fracking Mess for the Shale-Gas Industry
Another Fracking Mess for the Shale-Gas Industry by Bryan Walsh in Time Magazine, May 09, 2011.
- WATCH: Shale gas 101-Utica.mov
WATCH: Shale gas 101-Utica.mov uploaded by gasdeschiste on May 7, 2011.
- How Unconventional Gas Threatens our Water, Health, and Climate
How Unconventional Gas Threatens our Water, Health, and Climate by Carrol Linnitt, May 6, 2011, Desmogblog
Executive Summary
The Myth that Gas is “Clean Energy”
The Dangers Of Gas Drilling
Big Oil’s Takeover of the Gas Industry
Gas Politics Are Polluted
Gas Industry Lobbying Muscle
Conclusion & Credits
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- Controversial drilling technique prompts CA bill
Controversial drilling technique prompts CA bill by Noaki Schwartz, The Associated Press, June 6, 2011
- Fracking the Future: Uncloaks Big Oil’s Takeover of Gas Industry
Fracking the Future: Uncloaks Big Oil’s Takeover of Gas Industry by Carol Linnitt, DesmogBlog, May 6, 2011
- The Blush Comes Off the Rose: “Clean-Burning Natural Gas” Not so Clean After All – Updated
The Blush Comes Off the Rose: “Clean-Burning Natural Gas” Not so Clean After All – Updated Citizens Advocating the Use of Sustainable Energy, May 6, 2011.
- Canadian Woman Sues over Flammable Tap Water
Canadian Woman Sues over Flammable Tap Water by Helena Zhu in Epoch Times, May 5, 2011
- Alberta Woman Sues Over Flammable Tap Water
Alberta Woman Sues Over Flammable Tap Water China National News, May 4, 2011
- Rosebud resident files suit over coal bed methane
Rosebud resident files suit over coal bed methane by Pat Kolafa, The Dumheller Mail, May 4, 2011
- Canada: Fracking, Drinking Water And Regulation
Canada: Fracking, Drinking Water And Regulation by Dianne Saxe, Mondaq, May 4, 2011
- Calmar Homeowners Suing Town of Calmar and Aztec Home Sales Inc over Leaking Wells
Calmar Homeowners Suing Town of Calmar and Aztec Home Sales Inc over Leaking Wells Press Release, May 4, 2011.
- Woman seeks $33 Million in Canadian Fracking Lawsuit
Woman seeks $33 Million in Canadian Fracking Lawsuit 1800LAWFIRM.com, May 3, 2011
- Rosebud landowner sues over alleged well contamination
Rosebud landowner sues over alleged well contamination by Enrique Massot, The Cochrane Eagle May 3, 2011
- Drilling Fluid Gushes from PA Gas well
Drilling Fluid Gushes from PA Gas well by Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press, May 3, 2011.
- Maryland AG to sue Chesapeake Energy over Pennsylvania well leak
Maryland AG to sue Chesapeake Energy over Pennsylvania well leak by Rodney White, Platts, May 3, 2011
- Is hydraulic fracturing safe and sustainable?
Is hydraulic fracturing safe and sustainable? Presentation by Jessica Ernst on May 3, 2011 in New York City at the United Nations 19th Commission on Sustainable Development
Barium and strontium in my water doubled after Encana/Ovintiv’s illegal aquifer fracs
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- Woman Seeks $33 Million in Canadian Fracking Lawsuit
Woman Seeks $33 Million in Canadian Fracking Lawsuit Newsinferno: News that matters! May 2, 2011
- ‘Fracking’ starts to bring on legal challenges
‘Fracking’ starts to bring on legal challenges by Jeff Gray and Nathan Vanderklippe, The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011
“I’m not the only one. There are many others that this has happened to, and my story is not unique,” Ms. Ernst said in an interview from New York, where she is taking part in a ...
- Platts: Woman suing EnCana to speak at UN conference
Platts: Woman suing EnCana to speak at UN conference by Sayeh Tavangar, Platts Energy Week, May 2, 2011
Cory Wanless, one of Ernst’s attorneys, said that although other residents of the Rosebud area have experienced similar problems with their water wells, “we haven’t discussed the possibility of a class action.” Although Ernst’s attorneys have been in talks with ...
- Canadian Scientist Files Fracking Lawsuit Against EnCana
Canadian Scientist Files Fracking Lawsuit Against EnCana Breakinglawsuitnews, May 2nd, 2011
- WATCH: Allegations of an Alberta Cover-up
WATCH: Allegations of an Alberta Cover-up Alberta Prime Time Interview with Jessica Ernst at ABC Studio in New York on Monday, May 02, 2011
- Woman seeks $33 Million in Canadian Fracking Lawsuit
Woman seeks $33 Million in Canadian Fracking Lawsuit by Joshua at YourLawyer.com / Blog May 2nd, 2011
- When Cowboys Cry: In today’s Wild West, energy corporations are the new outlaws
When Cowboys Cry: In today’s Wild West, energy corporations are the new outlaws by Sandra Steingraber, Orion Magazine, May/June 2011.
- WATCH: Flammable well water
WATCH: Flammable well water 1:52 CBC News, May 1, 2011
An Alberta woman who says her well water is steeped with methane gas from nearby natural gas drilling is set to appear before the United Nations to tell her story, the CBC’s Bryan Labby reports.
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- Fracking the world
Fracking the world: Hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’ – Big Oil’s newest way to extract natural gas from an exhausted planet – comes with a terrible environmental price tag by Joyce Nelson in the UK’s New Internationalist Magazine Issue #442, May 1, 2011.
Warning: drink at your peril! Tap water drawn from aquifers that have been contaminated by fracking is ...
- Alberta landowner seeks $33 million over methane in drinking water
Alberta landowner seeks $33 million over methane in drinking water Environmental Services Association of Alberta weekly news, for the week ending April 29, 2011
- Fracturation hydraulique: procès en vue pour Encana
Fracturation hydraulique: procès en vue pour Encana by Gaz de Schiste Provence, Avril 29, 2011
- Lawsuit against government, Encana highlights ‘fracking’ environmental issues: Lawyer
Lawsuit against government, Encana highlights ‘fracking’ environmental issues: Lawyer by Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald, April 28, 2011
The lawyer leading a $33-million lawsuit against Encana, the Alberta government and the province’s energy regulator says the case speaks to broader environmental concerns across North America about fracking. “It’s very much the same issues all over,” said Murray Klippenstein, a ...
- Fracturation hydraulique: une Albertaine poursuit sa province et EnCana
Fracturation hydraulique une Albertaine poursuit sa province et EnCana Radio-Canada.ca Mise à jour le jeudi 28 avril 2011. AUDIO-VIDÉO Le reportage d’Isabelle Damphousse
- Hot Water Tap
Hot Water Tap by Jeff Douglas, The As It Happens Blog, April 27, 2011.
Along with concerns for seismic repercussions, and the depletion of local water supplies, no one outside the industry seems to know for certain what the chemical part of the fracking cocktail includes. Those who frack are secretive with their recipes. As stated ...
- Gas drilling critic launches multimillion-dollar suit
Gas drilling critic launches multimillion-dollar suit by Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald, April 27, 2011.
- Rosebud landowner launches $33M Lawsuit Against EnCana, Government over Methane in Drinking Water
Rosebud landowner launches $33M Lawsuit Against EnCana, Government over Methane in Drinking Water by Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald April 27, 2011
Encana spokesman Alan Boras said the company had just become aware of the Ernst lawsuit and “as a result we would have to review it before we made any comment — if we did at all, because it’s ...
- Rosebud woman launches drilling lawsuit
Rosebud woman launches drilling lawsuit CBC News, April 27, 2011.
- Lawsuit has broad implications for fracking across continent
Lawsuit has broad implications for fracking across continent by Kelly Cryderman, Postmedia News, April 27, 2011.
The lawyer leading a $33 million lawsuit against energy company Encana, the Alberta government and the province’s energy regulator says the case speaks to broader environmental concerns across North America about fracking. “It’s very much the same issues all over,” said Murray ...
- Alberta Landowner Seeks $33 Million Over Methane in Drinking Water
Alberta Landowner Seeks $33 Million Over Methane in Drinking Water The Stuart Smith Blog, News Round Up, April 27, 2011
- Rosebud landowner launches $33M lawsuit against Encana, government over methane in drinking water
Rosebud landowner launches $33M lawsuit against Encana, government over methane in drinking water by Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald, April 27, 2011
- LISTEN: Alberta Fracking
LISTEN: Alberta Fracking CBC “As It Happens”, April 27, 2011
It’s known as “fracking” — the process of using water and other chemicals under extreme pressure to blast apart coal formations and release natural gas. And one woman in Southern Alberta says that in using that process, the natural gas producer Encana has flooded her drinking water with ...
- Alberta landowner seeks $33 million over methane in drinking water
Alberta landowner seeks $33 million over methane in drinking water by Kelly Cryderman, Postmedia News, April 26, 2011.
- PA: Fracking Environmental Footprint
PA: Fracking Environmental Footprint by Elizabeth McGowan, Reuters, April 25, 2011.
- Resistance to Gas Drilling Rises on Unlikely Soil; In Fort Worth, opposition to natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has emerged
Resistance to Gas Drilling Rises on Unlikely Soil; In Fort Worth, opposition to natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has emerged by Kate Galbraith, The New York Times, April 23, 2011.
- Families blast gas exploration
Families blast gas exploration by Cheryl R. Clarke, April 23, 2011, Williamsport Sun-Gazette
TOWANDA – Just a few days after a Chesapeake natural gas drilling site flowback fluid spill contaminated pasture land and spilled into Towanda Creek here, Attorney Todd O’Malley led a group of about four dozen protesters, many of them who have had their ...
- Suspend Hydraulic Fracturing, Former Gas Exec Urges
Suspend Hydraulic Fracturing, Former Gas Exec Urges by Michael Hibblen, by KUAR Public Radio, April 22, 2011.
- Alberta and the Curse of the Petro State; Alberta now suffers from too much of a good thing or what some wags call “the paradox of plenty”
Alberta and the Curse of the Petro State; Alberta now suffers from too much of a good thing or what some wags call “the paradox of plenty” by Andrew Nikiforuk, Alberta Federation of Labour News, April 22, 2011.
- Experts warn Alberta water research could be hindered
Experts warn Alberta water research could be hindered by Hanneke Brooymans in The Edmonton Journal, April 21, 2011.
- Environmentalists, farmers rejoice as Cabinet puts brakes on Karoo fracking
Environmentalists, farmers rejoice as Cabinet puts brakes on Karoo fracking by Sipho Hlgonwane in the Daily Maverick April 21, 2011.
Following an avalanche of complaints and a formal objection, Cabinet endorsed the department of minerals and energy’s decision to hit the freeze button on licenses for fracking in the Karoo.
- Fracking in the USA. ‘Those questions are just as relevant in B.C. and Alberta.’
Fracking in the USA. ‘Those questions are just as relevant in B.C. and Alberta.’ by Trevor Scott Howell, in Fast Forward, April 21, 2011.
- Biggest Silent Election Issue: Oil’s Erosion of Canada. Petro wealth is fouling our country’s character, as it did many others’
Biggest Silent Election Issue: Oil’s Erosion of Canada. Petro wealth is fouling our country’s character, as it did many others’ by Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, April 21, 2011.
- Driller halts Pennsylvania fracking after blowout
Driller halts Pennsylvania fracking after blowout by Edward McAllister, Reuters, April 21, 2011.
- Chesapeake suspends fracking in Pennsylvania
Chesapeake suspends fracking in Pennsylvania The Associated Press, April 21, 2011.
A natural gas company has suspended “fracking” at all of its wells throughout Pennsylvania until it figures out the cause of a spill in the northern part of the state.
- Attorney general asked to investigate gas lease tactics
Attorney general asked to investigate gas lease tactics by Lori Monsewicz,the Observer Dispatch, April 20, 2011.
- Industry must disclose fracking fluids, improve standards: Shell
Industry must disclose fracking fluids, improve standards: Shell by Eunice Bridges, Platts (Houston) April 20, 2011.
- Gas Drilling Emergency in Bradford County
Gas Drilling Emergency in Bradford County by Jim Hamill, WNEP, April 20 2011.
Water is gushing from the earth at the Chesapeake well pad. It has been all hands on deck to put a stop to the leak of fracking fluid that, according to company officials, spilled thousands and thousands of gallons into nearby land and waterways.
- Fossil fuel firms use ‘biased’ study in massive lobbying push for shale gas; Industry urging governments and business to reject renewables in favour of ‘green’ shale gas
Fossil fuel firms use ‘biased’ study in massive lobbying push for shale gas; Industry urging governments and business to reject renewables in favour of ‘green’ shale gas by Fiona Harvey, The Guardian, April 20, 2011.
- Shutdown of wells extended in Arkansas quake study
Shutdown of wells extended in Arkansas quake study by Sarah Eddington, Associated Press, April 20, 2011.
- Truth comes out on ‘Fracking’ Toxins. Who finally tells us the nasty chemicals used for shale gas drilling in Western Canada? US Congress
Truth comes out on ‘Fracking’ Toxins. Who finally tells us the nasty chemicals used for shale gas drilling in Western Canada? US Congress by Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, April 20, 2011.
- Pa. wants to end gas-drilling wastewater discharge
Pa. wants to end gas-drilling wastewater discharge by Times-Herald Record, April 20, 2011
New tests show elevated levels of bromide in western Pennsylvania rivers, the agency said. “Now is the time to take action to end this practice,” acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer said in a statement Tuesday. Bromide is a salt that ...
- Chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing
Chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, PREPARED BY COMMITTEE STAFF FOR:
Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce; Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member Committee on Natural Resources; and Diana DeGette, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations April 18, 2011.
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- Scientist Jessica Ernst hits gas giant EnCana, regulators with fracking lawsuit
Albertan, Tired of Her Tap Water Catching Fire, Sues. Scientist Jessica Ernst hits gas giant EnCana, regulators with fracking lawsuit by Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, April 28, 2011
- Marcellus update: Lawsuits against Chesapeake Energy challenge dumping of fracking waste
Marcellus update: Lawsuits against Chesapeake Energy challenge dumping of fracking waste by Ken Ward Jr., April 14, 2011, The Charleston Gazette
We broke a story in this morning’s Gazette about three lawsuits in northern West Virginia that challenge a central practice of the region’s growing natural gas drilling industry: Dumping fracking waste on people’s property and ...
- Frack: Is Shale Natural Gas Worse for the Climate Than Coal?
Frack: Is Shale Natural Gas Worse for the Climate Than Coal? by Bryan Walsh at Time’s Ecocentric Blog, April 11, 2011.
- Alberta family’s farm reduced to ‘moonscape’
Alberta family’s farm reduced to ‘moonscape’ by Darcy Henton and Kelly Cryderman, April 11, 2011, Calgary Herald
“It’s dragging out too long,” she laments. “It’s sad it took so long to get this addressed.” But she warns that what happened on her farm should be a reminder that oilpatch regulators need to diligently monitor oil and gas companies ...
- Imperial Oil leaking natural gas wells a nightmare for homeowners near Edmonton
Leaking natural gas wells a nightmare for homeowners near Edmonton by Darcy Henton, Calgary Herald, April 11, 2011
A developer who noticed gas bubbling up in a puddle near a new school in a small town south of Edmonton sounded the alarm…. “Nobody will admit nothing, but we’re all suspicious,” says the 87-year-old Second World War navy veteran. ...
- The Future of Fracking: The “Recovery Factor”
The Future of Fracking: The “Recovery Factor” by Keith Schaefer, April 5, 2011, Oil and Gas Investments
Most wells only recover 5%-20% of the Original Oil in Place (OOIP). “We don’t believe the sledgehammer approach to fracturing is the way of the future,” says Themig.
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The size of individual fracking operations has increased 10 times in the ...
- Casey Calls for Federal Help With Gas Explosions in NW PA, After McKean County house explosions, Casey sends letter to Department of Energy asking for help and coordination with local and state officials
Casey Calls for Federal Help With Gas Explosions in NW PA, After McKean County house explosions, Casey sends letter to Department of Energy asking for help and coordination with local and state officials
by Sentaor Bob Casey, March 28, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) today wrote U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu concerning gas ...
- 9/11 law firm set to announce contamination suit against Colorado gas drilling company
9/11 law firm set to announce contamination suit against Colorado gas drilling company by David O. Williams, March 24, 2011, American Independent
A New York City law firm today will hold a press conference on the West Steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver to announce a lawsuit against a Denver-based natural gas drilling ...
- Neighbors say Cabot not telling whole story
Neighbors say Cabot not telling whole story by Robert L. Baker, March 23, 2011, Independent Weekender
Craig Sautner was attending a gas drilling awareness forum in the southern tier of New York recently, when one of his alleged neighbors from Dimock Township shouted at him that he had no business continuing to protest against Marcellus gas ...
- The Gwyn Morgan File: EnCana’s Grip on BC (Part Two of Two)
The Gwyn Morgan File: EnCana’s Grip on BC (Part Two of Two) by Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca March 18, 2011.
How Christy Clark’s advisor steered his Alberta petro giant to become the most powerful corporation in this province.
- The Gwyn Morgan File: Rise of a Shale Gas Baron (Part One of Two)
The Gwyn Morgan File: Rise of a Shale Gas Baron (Part One of Two) by Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, March 17, 2011.
Christy Clark picked the EnCana empire builder to guide her into power, and that says volumes about who’s shaping BC’s future.
- Special Investigation Cameos of the Karoo: A journey into the heartland
Special Investigation Cameos of the Karoo: A journey into the heartland by Geraldine Bennett, March 22, 2011, moneyweb
“If they poison our water with chemicals, or they use it all up, our big plans are going to fail”. … Asked whether he believed that Shell would offer jobs to the local community, both Bruce and Olifant ...
- 2011: Order of Canada rewards evil: Encana Gwyn Morgan’s (was CEO when the company illegally frac’d Rosebud’s drinking water aquifers) nominated to Order of Canada by buddy Dick Wilson (then VP Public Affairs, Encana)
Pick up Andrew Nikiforuk’s Saboteurs for a real read into Gwyn Morgan’s “integrity.”
Winner of the 2002 Arthur Ellis Award for Best True CrimeWinner of the W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book PrizeFinalist for the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for NonfictionFinalist for the Wilfred Eggleston Award for Nonfiction
Many more details into Mr. Morgan’s lack of ...
- Fracking Ban in Quebec
Fracking Ban in Quebec by Delores Broten, Watershed Sentinel, March 8, 2011.
- Que. report urges halt on shale gas drilling
Que. report urges halt on shale gas drilling The Canadian Press, March 8, 2011
- Meet Christy Clark’s Hard Right Advisor Gwyn Morgan
Meet Christy Clark’s Hard Right Advisor by Bill Tieleman, TheTyee.ca, March 8, 2011.
Basher of enviros and unions, Gwyn Morgan blamed immigrants for crime. What does he like? US health care.
- Fracking will cause ‘irreversible harm’ Shale-gas extraction a huge risk
Fracking will cause ‘irreversible harm’ Shale-gas extraction a huge risk by Kevin Dougherty, originally published in The Montreal Gazette, March 7, 2011.
A geological engineering professor whose specialty is rock mechanics and hydrogeology says hydraulic fracturing to free natural gas from shale rock formations will cause “irreversible harm” lasting thousands of years.
And the gas companies will be long gone, ...
- Ground Zero Law Firm Sues Over Colorado Drilling
Ground Zero Law Firm Sues Over Colorado Drilling by David Frey, March 3, 2011, New West
The law firm Napoli Bern Ripka & Associates, along with the Aspen firm Thomas Genshaft, filed its first Western Slope lawsuit on Thursday, and attorneys say more will likely be forthcoming, including a possible class-action lawsuit. … “Hopefully we can ...
- Does Gas Fracking cause Earthquakes?
Does Gas Fracking cause Earthquakes? by Joyce Nelson, Watershed Sentinel, March – April 2011.
- Town of Dish files lawsuit against six gas companies
Town of Dish files lawsuit against six gas companies by Craig Civale, March 1, 2011, WFAA
DISH, Texas- One town’s fight to prevent gas well drilling may now be heading to court. The Denton County town of Dish is suing gas companies over health and property concerns it blames on drilling. Dish’s mayor announced he was ...
- Calming the waters: As the number of horizontal multistage fracturing projects grows exponentially, the industry meets public concern with new fluid handling
Calming the waters: As the number of horizontal multistage fracturing projects grows exponentially, the industry meets public concern with new fluid handling by Graham Chandler, Oilweek Magazine, March 2011.
- Results of controversial ‘fracking’ for shale gas in UK will be kept secret
Results of controversial ‘fracking’ for shale gas in UK will be kept secret by Tim Webb, The Guardian, March 1, 2011
“You never have control. Fractures will always go into the path of least resistance.”
- What Lies Beneath? Almost 100,000 spent oil and gas wells litter Alberta. Who will pay the clean-up cost?
What Lies Beneath? Almost 100,000 spent oil and gas wells litter Alberta. Who will pay the clean-up cost? by Doug Horner, Alberta Views, Vol 14, No 2, March 2011, pgs 30-34.
The land we’re standing on has been in Bruder’s family since his grandfather, Anton Bonertz, was the first of three brothers to move up from ...