Tag: fracking industry
How one Utah community fought the fracking industry—and won
“Speak out, pull together like-minded neighbors, organize and don’t give up.”
Will Ohio River get optional pollution limits as new fracking-reliant plastics...
“To me, this feels like an invasion."
Fracking can cause earthquakes tens of kilometers away – new research
New research has now linked distant earthquakes to fracking, providing evidence that much larger areas surrounding sites may be at risk from drilling operations than previously demonstrated.
New warnings on plastic’s health risks as fracking industry promotes new...
And that's the heart of the problem – the rush to make plastics from cheap fracked shale gas in America hasn't been driving more polluting plants out of business, it's been adding to the world's new plastics production.
Peak shale: Is the US fracking industry already in decline?
Has the industry run out of good rock?
The fracking industry’s water nightmare
Water itself now poses a risk to the already failing financial model of the American fracking industry, and that is something the industry won’t be able to ignore.
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How the rich get richer: Evade taxation, grease trillion-dollar tax breaks, jack interest rates,...
In class and status-conscious, materialistic America (was it ever otherwise?), scoring net worth is easier than figuring out messy election results.
‘No Kings’ movement rises as Trump unleashes military force to silence dissent
As President Trump deploys troops and tanks against protestors in Los Angeles and prepares for a military parade in Washington, over 1,800 rallies across the U.S. vow to resist authoritarianism with peaceful protest.
The 3 questions every democratic candidate should be required to answer
But this requires electing Democrats who understand the gravity of the moment and who are prepared to expend serious political capital to make big changes possible.
Global outrage after Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship in international waters
With activists from 10 countries aboard, including Greta Thunberg and a member of the European Parliament, Israel’s armed interception of the Madleen is being condemned as piracy and a violation of international law.
Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies
Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.