Tag Archives: Fracking

When Government Regulations Fail

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:23 am by Bob Cesca

The EPA has been laughably ineffectual, and here’s the latest awful example of their incompetence. They backed off a fracking investigation at the behest of the gas company being investigated. When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his … Continue reading →

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Fracking Earthquakes!

Posted on December 30, 2012 at 5:35 pm by Mr. Brink

I’m sure it’s all just coincidence. Just like breathing is causing the sea level to rise. Via Chris Hayes: I wonder how many studies and lawsuits it will take for the tobacco fracking industry to admit that its product is poison?

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Drilling, Fracking = Manmade Earthquakes

Posted on April 7, 2012 at 9:40 am by Bob Cesca

If you’re wondering why the ground is shaking and your stuff is falling off the shelves, ask the people chanting “drill baby drill.” ThinkProgress: A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) team has found that a sharp jump in earthquakes in America’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Fracking New Year

Posted on January 2, 2012 at 5:35 pm by JM Ashby

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 struck an area of Ohio not prone to earthquakes on News Year’s Eve and this quickly lead some to speculate that fracking may be the cause. On New Year’s Eve, a magnitude 4.0 … Continue reading →

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A Little Teapot

Posted on July 31, 2011 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Monte Wolverton In other news, the EPA has proposed new regulations on the “smog-forming pollutants” released by the gas-drilling procedure known as Fracking. Also — this happened.

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