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Controversial gas 'fracking' extraction headed to Europe $Controversial gas 'fracking' extraction headed to Europe$	European energy companies are scrambling to secure licenses to roll out extraction projects this side of the Atlantic. ...Experts have increasingly expressed concern that the chemicals used in fracking may pose a threat underground or when waste fluids are transported or spilled. read more
Energy & Commerce Committee Investigates Fracking Con	A report linking the fracking industry to violations of the Safe Drinking water Act is putting the biggest names in the fracking industry on the defensive. read more
Read Between the Times	Broder's piece goes on to offer a smokescreen of protest by the right, but according to Dusty Horwitt of the Environmental Working Group, “An industry insider like John Deutch is completely unacceptable to lead this panel...It looks as if the Obama Administration has already reached the conclusion that fracking is safe.” read more
Fracking Fluid Ban in Buffalo $Protests urge fracking fluid ban$	Protestors outside the Buffalo offices of the Department of Environmental Conservation today called for an executive order by Governor Andrew Cuomo to define fracking fluid as a hazardous waste and ban its treatment by municipal facilities... read more
Exxon’s Oozing Texas Oil Pits Haunt Residents	This article examines the lawsuit against Exxon filed by Texas rancher Elizabeth Burns. See: Rancho Los Malulos \| A satirical view from the McGill Brothers Lease read more
WikiLeaks Cables Confirm U.S. "Bullying and Buying"	Some of the new data [Wikileaks] coming out today makes it clear that everyone’s suspicion that the U.S. was both bullying and buying countries into endorsing their do-little position on climate were even sort of worse than we had realized... read more
Property Rights \| Home Rule	...Slottje warned municipal officials to avoid getting trapped into thinking they have to provide road use agreements....The biggest problem Slottje sees facing municipalities is the increased erosion of enforcement of environmental regulations. “So we’re swinging back to protecting the environment through property rights and home rule,” she said. read more
Water From Gas Wells	...the relatively new drilling method — known as high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking — carries significant environmental risks. read more
Under the Influence	In the last decade alone, big energy has pumped more than $2.9 billion into electing and lobbying federal officials and candidates, according to campaign finance and lobbying disclosure reports. read more
Colossal Fracking Mess	To regard its unspoiled beauty on a spring morning, you might be led to believe that the river is safely off limits from the destructive effects of industrialization. Unfortunately, you’d be mistaken. The Delaware is now the most endangered river in the country, according to the conservation group American Rivers. read more

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