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By Greg Russell On September 15, 2012

TX: New HF Rules

The Texas Railroad Commission has posted new proposed rules on the use of hydraulic fracturing: "The proposed amendments to §3.13...


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By Greg Russell On September 15, 2012

CA: There's HF There?

Yes.  Here's an article from the Houston Chronicle on the use of hydraulic fracturing in California that you might find of...


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The Canton Repository is reporting that the U.S. Forest Service has approved the use of hydraulic fracturing in the Wayne...


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We've reported previously on U.S. EPA's research plan regarding hydraulic fracturing (see here, e.g.). The EPA Science Advisory...


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Smithsonian.com has an article misleadingly entitled, "‘Fracking’ for Natural Gas Is Linked With Earthquakes" - suggesting to the...


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NBC4i is reporting on recent findings by U.S. EPA that the groundwater in Dimock, PA is safe to drink: "The U.S. Environmental...


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By Greg Russell On July 29, 2012

Truthland

Very interesting: "In the HBO movie 'Gasland,' New York City filmmaker Josh Fox tried to scare people into thinking that natural...


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The WSJ is reporting that opponents of hydraulic fracturing may be misleading the public: "In the debate over natural gas...


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The Dispatch has an article reporting on Governor Kasich's efforts to persuade farmers to support his tax increase proposal on...


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That's the title of an article in The Economist. "A shale well does use a lot of water—an average of up to 22m litres (5m...


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