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Home Fossil Fuels Archive by category "Hydraulic Fracturing" (Page 2)

Category Archives: Hydraulic Fracturing

Also known as Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing is a “well stimulation” method used in many fossil fuel formations. During a frack job, the operators pump a mix of water, chemicals and sand underground, at high pressure, with the intention to fracture rock formations and release hydrocarbons.

Chevron starts fracking Romania, as Romania chooses fossil fuels over renewable energy

The situation in Ukraine is getting worse, with increasing violence between anti- and pro-Russian factions.  While the news media is full of detailed reports of day-day changes, LongTailPipe readers will remember the backstory is all about natural gas in Ukraine, Romania, and the rest of Europe, as well as plans…

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Nova Scotia’s Ecology Action Center releases report damning fracking as costly

The Nova Scotia provincial government is doing a review of fracking, and the Ecology Action Center just released a report for that review describing severe and costly impacts from fracking. “Fracking is such a new technology, with horizontal drilling and slickwater mixtures being developed only in the past decade. We…

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What the Frack meeting leaves me wondering Where’s the Rage against Fracking?

Where is the rage in America over fracking?  In some countries anti-fracking protests have gained widespread attention, and there are even protest encampments lasting for months at a time.  Is anything like that happening in the U.S.?  If the Sierra Club-sponsored meeting I attended this evening is any sign, Americans…

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Romania may have no choice but fracking, says Romanian oil industry think tank

Romania may not have any choice but to allow hydraulic fracturing (fracturare hidraulice), according to a report by the Romania Energy Center.  We’ve been studying Romania’s situation over natural gas, and proposals to frack that country’s shale deposits, as a way of learning about the overall story of fracking. The…

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One Western Romanian company pledges to not frack or otherwise tap shale gas deposits

During last weekends anti-protests in Romania, one company based in Western Romania went to the protest rally in Arad to reiterate they will not use hydraulic fracturing or any other technology to exploit shale gas.  In a specific location, near Curtici.  Panfora Oil & Gas company said in a press…

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Chevron ready to begin drilling for exploratory fracking in Pungesti, Romania

On Monday we reported on anti-Fracking protests in Romania that saw coordinated rallies in over 60 cities around Romania, as well as several cities outside the country.  Today we have the displeasure to report that Chevron is set to begin shale gas exploration (Fracking, or fracturare hidraulica gaze de sist)…

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Anti-Fracking protests in 60 Romanian cities in National Day of Protest

On Sunday, anti-fracking activists in Romania took to the streets of 60 cities in Romania, and several cities outside the country (such as New York), to protest hydraulic fracturing, and calling for a ban on the practice.  Since my last report on Romania, where we learned the government is allowing…

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Fossil Oil industry wants to educate us that Fracking is safe and sustainable

As we might expect, those who work in the Oil Industry see Fracking differently than those of who are alarmed about its risks.  Fracking, aka hydraulic fracturing, is thought to be poisoning groundwater, causing earthquakes, and causing more methane releases at well-heads.  Additionally, fracking helps us all to stay addicted…

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Russia’s annexation of Crimea could cause Europe to frack itself

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Thousands of fracktivists rally in Sacramento for fracking ban in California

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California at big risk of fracking-induced earthquakes, says Clean Water Action

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Ukraine crisis may speed up fracked natural gas exports to Europe

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State Department pushes Fracking and Fossil Fuels on the world, while Kerry calls for action on Climate Change

Last week US Secretary of State John Kerry went to Indonesia and called Climate Change “perhaps the worlds most fearsome weapon of mass destruction.”  I’m happy that someone in his position has said such a thing, especially following President Obama’s declaration in January that Climate Change is not debatable, it’s…

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Ukraine throws off Russian-backed government, still target of Western oil interests seeking to Frack the country

The protesters in Ukraine have succeeded in ejecting Yanukovych from Kyiv (Kiev), with protesters taking control of the government buildings and the Parliament voting unanimously to remove Yanukovych from power.  At the same time he has fled to Russia-friendly eastern half of the country, Kharkiv, where an assembly of regional…

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Ukraine’s revolution stems from dependency on Russian natural gas and plans to frack themselves free of Russia

This morning’s news tells us that the Ukranian government has begun an attack on protesters camped out in the Maidan, or Independence Square, known now as the Euromaidan.  Reports say that over 25 have been killed including several police officers.  The fighting follows several months where protesters have taken over…

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