Western Downs AllianceInformative Links
Fracking America
Halliburton and others illegally pumped diesel into the ground during fracking
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fyblog_thelookout%2F20110201%2Fts_yblog_thelookout%2Fhalliburton-and-others-illegally-pumped-diesel-into-the-ground-during-fracking&h=45de2
EPA To Do A New Study On Natural Gas ‘Fracking’
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/19/epa-to-do-a-new-study-on-_n_505531..html
Fracking natural gas drilling threatens pollution of US drinking water supply
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7244747-fracking-natural-gas-drilling-threatens-pollution-of-us-drinking-water-supply
Report: Radioactive fracking waste being dumped into waterways that feed drinking water supplies
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110228/ts_yblog_thelookout/report-radioactive-fracking-waste-being-dumped-into-waterways-that-feed-dr…inking-water-supplies
Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/27gas.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
How fracking water is used is ‘green’ driven
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11058/1128499-85.stm#ixzz1G3W7qdj0
Range Resources Follows Through on Promise to Disclose Fracking Chemicals
….http://marcelluseffect.blogspot.com/2010/10/range-resources-follows-through-on.html
9 Out of 10 Natural Gas Wells Use Unregulated, Polluting Drilling Method
http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/9-out-of-10-natural-gas-wells-use-unregulated-polluting-drilling-method/
Buried Secrets
http://www.propublica.org/series/buried-secrets-gas-drillings-environmental-threat
Texas
Barnett Shale Health Impacts – Case Studies
http://txsharon.blogspot.com/p/barnett-shale-health-impacts-case.html
Halliburton and others illegally pumped diesel into the ground during fracking
http://txsharon.blogspot.com/2011/03/tell-railroad-commission-hands-off-our.html
Should have a look at the photos, they do not look very ‘pretty’ or healthy. Looks a bit ‘rough’ and hurried in some cases.
Voices from the Gas Fields
For residents of a western valley, methane gas development has meant uncertainly, doubt, and dragging fear
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/186/
DEP finds mismanagement in fire
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_730196.html
Texas parents concerned about fracking near schools
http://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/blogs/texas-parents-concerned-about-fracking-near-schools
E.P.A. Considers Risks of Gas Extraction
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/24/business/energy-environment/24gas.html?_r=2&ref=business
Documents: Natural Gas’s Toxic Waste
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/27/us/natural-gas-documents-1-i…ntro.html?ref=drillingdown
Over the past nine months, The Times reviewed more than 30,000 pages of documents obtained through open records requests of state and federal agencies and by visiting various regional offices that oversee drilling in Pennsylvania. Some of the documents were leaked by state or federal officials. Here, the most significant documents are made available with annotations from The Times.
Toxic fracking chemicals intentionally spewed onto private property in Ohio
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/fracking_fluid_blown_out_onto.html
Barnett Shale Health Impacts – Case Studies
http://txsharon.blogspot.com/p/barnett-shale-health-impacts-case.html
Central New York landowners rally in Syracuse against hydrofracking
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.syracuse.com%2Fnews%2Findex.ssf%2F2011%2F03%2Flandowners_rally_against_hydro.html&h=45de2
Gathering Company Cutting Off
Gas To Panhandle Landowners
http://www.livestockweekly.com/papers/00/09/28/whlgassuit.asp
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/ngpipeline/ngpipeline_maps.html
More evidence that oil and gas operations can harm wildlife
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/more_evidence_that_oil_and_gas_1.html
At a recent forum, researchers from Penn State University discussed how natural gas operations can threa…ten wildlife and how careful planning is required to avoid harming wild animals and their habitat. According to a news report, the researchers explained that “The location of a Marcellus Shale drilling pad site could mean the difference between life or extinction for some of Pennsylvania’s unique wildlife.” Recent reports from Pennsylvania and West Virginia have also concluded there are significant risks to fish and other aquatic life.
Additionally, a North Dakota Game and Fish Department task force has drafted a report on the impacts of oil and gas operations on North Dakota’s wildlife. According to a news report, the draft report found risks of diminished hunting and outdoor recreational opportunities through the loss of primary habitat due to direct and indirect effects of oil and gas development. The task force reportedly found that, under certain scenarios, mule deer numbers in the primary range could decline by 25% to 50% in the next 20 years. Recent reports from Wyoming have found substantial declines there in mule deer population.
Twin Groves injection site 4-8-11 [HQ]
Greenbrier, AR
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=17856&post=176726&uid=20009925629#!/video/video.php?v=10150214391225499&comments
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_731595.html
Drilling companies rapidly expanding their U.S. operations in places such as Pennsylvania’s vast Marcellus shale formation repeatedly tout they… are providing American jobs and securing the nation’s energy future.
Marcellus shale gas may head overseas
A Tribune-Review examination found foreign companies are buying significant shares of drilling projects and making plans for facilities to liquify and ship more of that natural gas overseas.
U.S. Natural Gas Output May Get Boost From Japan Nuclear Crisis
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-22/natural-gas-may-reign-as-queen-following-japan-nuclear-crisis.html
The $99 trillion U.S. natural-gas industry, led by Exxon Mobil Corp. (…XOM) and Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK), is prepared for a surge in demand as Japan’s nuclear crisis shakes confidence in atomic energy, executives said.