Calgary Herald Additional waste sources include the rock that is drilled out of the wells, drilling fluid used during drilling and sand from the reservoirs. The greatest challenges on the ... For other fields, cleaning adapted to the individual platform may be the ... and more »
Twin Cities Daily Planet (blog) What makes this letter noteworthy is that the subject of fracking, the horizontally drilling through shale rock using a slurry of water, chemicals (and frac sand) to release deposits of gas and oil, rarely comes up in frac sand opposition circles ...
Huffington Post SPRINGFIELD -- A proposal aimed at creating thousands of jobs in Southern Illinois in high-volume oil and gas drilling , also known as fracking, cleared the Illinois House on Thursday and now goes to the Senate. The House voted 108-9 to pass ...
Albany Times Union Some mistakes were made in Pennsylvania and other states by the drilling industry, said Mark Bolling, an executive with Southwestern Energy Co., which has wells in Bradford County. He said flaws in how wells were encased with steel and concrete ...
Vancouver Sun ERA's stated mission is to “reduce electronic waste and the negative impact it has on our environment” while “recovering and refurbishing” computers to “donate to charities and other non-profit organizations at no cost.” But there ... Despite ERA's ... and more »
Record-Searchlight Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, authored SB4, which requires a scientific study on the environmental effects of fracking, testing of nearby groundwater b...
ABC News Illinois came a giant step closer to approving the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling on Friday, as lawmakers approved a meas...
Irish Examiner Not only did BP fail to inform workers of the potential hazards of Corexit and to provide them with safety training and protective gear , according to interviews with dozens of cleanup workers, the company also allegedly threatened to fire workers who ... and more »
TPM ... royalty payments from drilling companies. Residents who spoke to the newspaper expressed other concerns: Sandra Alcon said her neighbors don't care about mineral rights or oil money. ... American Petroleum Institute wants the public comment period ... and more »
Newsmax.com ... with 10 anti-fracking bills currently on the table. Several of the measures aim to reduce fracking through different means, such as regulating how crud...
