hydraulic fracturing
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New York’s top court upholds ruling in favour of local fracking bans
Court said towns of Dryden, Middlefield both acted properly when banning fracking within borders
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Duke University finds way to reduce fracking fluid radioactivity
Mix it with hazardous drainage from mining operations
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SWN Resources wraps up controversial seismic testing in New Brunswick
The company was granted an injunction to set up a buffer zone around its equipment after protests outside its compound in October turned violent.
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First Nations, N.B. Premier Alward resume shale gas talks
Meetings come in an effort to end a protest that has closed a highway in eastern New Brunswick for a week.
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National Energy Board releases ‘fracking’ filing requirements for the North
Companies are required to begin following these requirements immediately when applying for any operations authorization drilling involving hydraulic fracturing
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Michigan grants fracking contract 88 kilometers from Detroit
The permit allows injection of three million gallons of water, as well as sand and a mixture of as many as 30 chemicals.
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Powerful, faraway quakes can trigger tremors around US oil and gas fields, study suggests
New research indicates oil and gas drilling operations may make fault zones sensitive to shock waves from distant big quakes.
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Industry giant GE aims to improve fracking
Company has invested more than US$15 billion in the past few years
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Quebec’s minority goverment tables shale-gas moratorium bill
The moratorium would last for five years or until new regulations on shale gas exploration are in place.
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Clark to take campaign to heart of BC’s oil and gas region
Bets her government’s future on shale gas