People In Southern Illinois Are Bracing For Oil And Gas Rush
Region: United States
I believe the hype in Illinois is beginning to conjure up excitement in some local counties and people are bracing for change as the Illinois Legislature is considering regulations that might set off a rush among... more
Views: 566VAT exemption on cooking gas in JK to continue: Rather
Region: India
Srinagar, November 02 (Scoop News) - The Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather today announced that exemption of Value Added Tax (VAT) on domestic cooking gas from the month of... more
Views: 635Cutting gas to 5kg a cruel joke, backbreaking move :PDP
Region: IndiaSrinagar, January 15 (Scoop News) –Calling the latest move of distributing 5 kgs of LPG per cylinder as a “cruel joke”, the Peoples Democratic Party Monday said that this latest ‘Tughlaq Shahi... more
Views: 761Shortage of gas due to heavy snowfall in Kashmir
Region: India5 kgs gas in the domestic LPG cylinders till NHW reopens ordered Srinagar, January 15 (Scoop News) –Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon said that despite heav... more
Views: 1088Dow had no role in Bhopal tragedy
Region: India
The row over Dow chemical sponsorship of the London Olympics 2012 has, of late, assumed larger proportions. While the Indian government asked the Indian Olympic Association to lodge a protest with the London Organi... more
Views: 1466Global Meat Production and Consumption Continue to Rise
Region: United States
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. Global meat production and consumption have increased rapidly in recent decades, with harmful effects on the environment and public health as well... more
Views: 1672Oil Spill: Indian Villagers Cry Foul, Demand Compensation
Region: India
Oil spills have, of late, become a common occurrence in India. In past 1 year we have seen 3 such cases in Mumbai and Goa, caused by accidents on sea such as collision of private tankers and leakage from ships. ... more
Views: 1854Who Are America’s Top 10 Gas Drillers?
Region: United StatesBy Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica Natural gas—often touted as an abundant, comparatively clean source of domestic energy—has come under intensifying public scrutiny in recent months, with federal regulat... more
Views: 1291Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking
Region: United StatesBy Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica 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 f... more
Views: 1433Blood Tribe Members Call for Moratorium on Hydro Fracking
Region: Canada
A growing number of Blood Tribe Members in southern Alberta are calling for a moratorium on the controversial process known as hydro fracking. In late 2010, Kainaiwa Resources Inc. (KRI), a company solely owned by the B... more
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