Website compiles research on Marcellus Shale boom impact – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 18, 2012
Website compiles research on Marcellus Shale boom impact – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Fracking confronts Florida | The News-Press | news-press.com
October 10, 2012
Exclusive: Fracking confronts Florida | The News-Press | news-press.com.
South Florida may be ripe for fracking.
The controversial process of drilling for oil and natural gas is pumping billions into government coffers, residents’ pockets and energy company bank accounts across the country, creating thousands of jobs, reducing reliance on foreign energy — and causing environmental concerns.
Fracking, formally called hydraulic fracturing, involves injecting a well with a cocktail of water, chemicals and sand at high pressure to fracture rock and access previously untapped reserves.
A fracking frenzy has swept through North Dakota, Pennsylvania, New York, Wyoming, Colorado, West Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio, Montana, Texas and elsewhere. In Williston, N.D., Mayor Ward Koeser said fracking brought the state $1.5 to $2 billion in the last year alone. “It’s been intense,” he said.
Fracking is inevitable in South Florida, maybe within a year, said Ed Pollister, owner/operator of a small company called Century Oil, with offices in Immokalee and Michigan.
40 bans, 104 moratoria, 86 movements for prohibitions
October 10, 2012
By my current tally, we’re up to 40 bans, 104 moratoria, 86 movements for prohibitions! Keep the good news coming in, and I’ll get your additions into the next edition of our map.
Here’s the permanent map link: http://www.fractracker.org/maps/ny-moratoria/
All the best,
Karen Edelstein
NYS Coordinator
FracTracker Alliance
Court rules against Binghamton fracking moratorium: Home Rule supporters win key points in broader fight
October 3, 2012
http://tomwilber.blogspot.com/2012/10/court-rules-against-binghamton-fracking.html
Court rules against Binghamton fracking moratorium: Home Rule supporters win key points in broader fight
HYDROFRACKING THE PERFECT CONFLICT It has polarized the public and may decide the election
September 30, 2012
HYDROFRACKING
THE PERFECT CONFLICT
It has polarized the public and may decide the election
GDACC 
