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Scientific study links flammable drinking water to fracking
For the first time, a scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing with a pattern of drinking water contamination so severe that some faucets can be lit on fire.
Should a ‘green’ state ship coal to China?
A new Columbia River port terminal to ship coal overseas has environmentalists, energy sector lobbyists and government officials questioning its global-political implications.
Fake BLM lease bidder convicted of two felonies
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher was convicted yesterday of two felony counts. DeChristopher was on trial for bidding on more than…
Hydrofracked? One man’s mystery leads to a backlash against natural gas drilling
There are few things a family needs to survive more than fresh drinking water.
Fearing Gasland
The natural gas industry is afraid that Josh Fox, director of the muckraking film Gasland, might win an Oscar…
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