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New Yorkers Tell DEC: ‘No Way' on Natural Drilling
Region: New York
It didn't take long for a New York City public hearing on natural gas drilling to descend into near chaos. Just seconds after the first speaker took the microphone at the Department of Environmental Conservation's hearing... more
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Chesepeake Energy Won’t Drill in NYC Watershed
Region: New York
For now, New York City’s water appears to be safe from drilling [1]. Responding to mounting concerns that chemicals from natural gas drilling could contaminate drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corporation declared i... more
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New York City Hints at Anti-Drilling Stance
Region: New York
As New York State continues to hash out the environmental ramifications of natural gas drilling [1] in the Marcellus Shale, anticipation is building over what New York City, and its mayor, will have to say about it. ... more
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Gas Drilling Vs. Drinking Water: New York City Consultant’s Report Sets Stage for Fight With Alban
Region: New York
EDT NYC mayoral candidate William Thompson criticized the state's tentative proposal to allow drilling in the watershed. Mayor Bloomberg's office said water safety is "not a fringe issue for this administra... more
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Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County
Region: PennsylvaniaA Cabot Oil & Gas sign in Susquehanna County, Pa., taken last February. (Abrahm Lustgarten/ProPublica) After three chemical spills [1] in the past nine days, and following a history of environmental problems ... more
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Frack Fluid Spill in Dimock Contaminates Stream, Killing Fish
Region: United States
Pennsylvania environment officials are racing to clean up as much as 8,000 gallons of dangerous drilling fluids after a series of spills at a natural gas production site near the town of Dimock late last week. The spills,... more
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Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up
Region: United States
Tomorrow a House Natural Resources subcommittee will hold its first hearing of 2009 on controversial issues [1] related to the burgeoning natural gas drilling industry, which ProPublica has been covering for the last year.... more
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EPA Administrator Forecasts Potential Shift on Bush-Era Drilling Loophole
Region: District of Columbia
Signaling the potential for an important policy reversal, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said in a congressional hearing on Tuesday that the agency would consider revisiting its controversial po... more
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George Bush Scolds Russia from Beijing: Respect a Sovereign Nation
Region: United States
US President George Bush, now at the Olympics in Beijing, said, “Georgia is a sovereign nation, and its territorial integrity must be respected.” It was his expression based on the norms and values of internat... more
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MENA's oil and gas revenues to reach US$320B in 2010
For the next two and a half decades, the global energy demands are expected to grow and it is highly likely that the world's energy needs would be more than 50 percent higher in 2030 than today, the International Energy Ag... more
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