Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: fracking

There’s Something Iffy About Hillary’s Pick to Set Up her White...

Meet Ken Salazar: The newest appointment for Clinton's administration and a man with a long history of support things Clinton has promised to fight against.

Science Advisory Board: EPA Lacked Clarity in Report on Fracking and...

The EPA not only ignored high-profile contamination cases in its study, but prematurely abandoned investigations.

A Former Governor Admitted He Put Economics Ahead of Safety When...

Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell admitted his state’s fracking regulations favored economics over environmental safety

Fracked Gas LNG Exports Were Centerpiece In Promotion of Panama Canal...

Panama Canal's origins tie back to lobbying and the realization of corporate and Wall Street interests. Has the U.S. done the unconscionable?

Obama Admin Approved Over 1,500 Offshore Fracking Permits in Gulf of...

Speaking of keeping the public in the dark, where was the mainstream media when these facts were brought to light by progressive news outlets?

How IOGCC Spawned the Lawsuit That Just Overturned BLM Fracking Regulations...

The Obama Administration has not indicated whether it intends to appeal the ruling.

EPA Bans Fracking Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants

“While no known municipal treatment plants currently accept fracking waste, the option could have become more attractive to drillers as standards tightened on other waste disposal methods.”

Internal Documents Reveal How MSNBC Show Worked To Promote Fracking

On the issue of fracking for shale oil and gas, documents from 2011 obtained under Oklahoma's Open Records Act demonstrate that the network saw itself as a promoter of both the controversial drilling method and natural gas vehicles.

Whistleblower Says EPA Officials Covered Up Toxic Fracking Methane Emissions for...

An environmental watchdog claims the EPA is involved in a cover-up holding back information about the oil and gas industry.

Hillary Clinton’s Energy Initiative Pressed Countries to Embrace Fracking, New Emails...

Emails show an aggressive effort to engage private energy companies and use Poland as part of a larger campaign to sell fracking throughout the region.

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Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.