For certain communities in Ohio and Colorado, it’s already a reality.
In the heart of the 2012 presidential election, critics of Republican nominee Mitt Romney claimed that, if elected, the newly minted president would unleash an intense fracking campaign -- one that would rip through the nation’s suburbs and national parks, leaving a path of destruction along the way. Romney wasn’t elected, yet the fears touted by
The spill marks Carrizo Oil & Gas’ second spill in as many months. The EPA has issued no penalties in either instance.
A fracking site dumped more than 9,000 gallons of chemical-laden fracking fluid Tuesday near a farm site in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming County, marking Carrizo Oil & Gas’ second spill in two months. Crews were still cleaning up the site Wednesday, digging trenches to dig up contaminated areas. Large vacuums were hauled in to suck up the fracking
A “Gone for Good” report concludes that frack-heavy areas are struggling with dwindling water supplies. In 2012, 174 billion gallons of water were used by the oil and gas industry.
A new study is highlighting concerns over the connection between hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as fracking) and the nation’s water supply, indicating that unless proper regulations are put in place, the country could find itself in a fracking-induced crisis. The “Gone for Good” report, published by the Western Organization of Resource
Before the U.S. oil industry’s hydraulic fracturing process made headlines and sparked protests throughout the nation, its executives were hard at work, winning the hearts and minds of lawmakers key to the success of its lucrative journey into the nation’s subsurface rock. Through the use of trained military psychological warfare experts, and with the help […]
Before the U.S. oil industry’s hydraulic fracturing process made headlines and sparked protests throughout the nation, its executives were hard at work, winning the hearts and minds of lawmakers key to the success of its lucrative journey into the nation’s subsurface rock. Through the use of trained military psychological warfare experts, and