Tag: fracking
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#MorningMonarchy: March 15, 2017
Food fests, genetic tests and the Maryjane Report + this day in history w/’The Godfather’ and our song of the day by Little Dragon on your Morning Monarchy for March 15, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: February 22, 2017
Overwhelmed cafes, meal deals and euthanasia agents + this day in history w/Best New Artist and our song of the day by Surfer Blood on your Morning Monarchy for February 22, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: July 6, 2016
Pillo the robot, American breasts and more poison water + this day in history w/the Homestead Strike and our song of the day by Thee Oh Sees on your Morning Monarchy for July 6, 2016.
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Snake Oil: How Fracking’s False Promise Imperils Our Future
from postcarbon.org: Richard Heinberg speaks on his newest book, covering the short-term nature of the recent North American oil boom and the financial bubble that supports it. Heinberg covers the implications of the 2016-2017 peak in unconventional output by providing essential information for any community facing the false promises of companies planning to extract realit.
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Why U.S. Fracking Companies Are Licking Their Lips Over Ukraine
from alternet.org: The way to beat Vladimir Putin is to flood the European market with fracked-in-the-USA natural gas, or so the industry would have us believe. As part of escalating anti-Russian hysteria, two bills have been introduced into the US Congress – one in the House of Representatives ( H.R. 6), one in the Senate…
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Oklahoma earthquake spike likely linked to fracking boom
from RT.com: Central Oklahoma has seen a massive increase in earthquakes in recent years, leading geological scientists to link the uptick in quakes to oil and gas development in the way of hydraulic fracking. From 1975 to 2008, the US Geological Survey found that central Oklahoma experienced one to three 3.0-magntitude earthquakes per year, The…
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Fracking study finds combustible levels of methane in water after EPA gave the all clear
from RT.com: A report has found contaminated drinking water in parts of Texas, infuriating residents who had pressured the EPA to test for methane only to see the agency back off when the company allegedly responsible claimed that its own tests proved otherwise. Steve Lipsky, a resident of Fort Worth, Texas, complained to the Environmental…
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Fracking Chemicals Linked to Birth Defects, Infertility
from naturalblaze.com: A controversial oil and natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses many chemicals that can disrupt the body’s hormones, according to new research accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s journal Endocrinology. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, are substances that can interfere with the normal functioning of the endocrine system. EDCs…
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Internal EPA Report Conflicts with Agency’s Stance on #Fracking Contamination in Pennsylvania Town
from allgov.com: Officially, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said last year that the drinking water in Dimock, Pennsylvania, was not contaminated by natural gas extraction involving hydraulic fracturing (fracking). However, an internal EPA document obtained by the media contradicts this assertion, raising questions over why officials declared the water was safe to drink. …
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October #BingeAndPurge: Depop, Poison, Plants and More
Leading World Bank Demographer: Vaccination Campaigns Part Of Population Reduction Policy // California Squirrel Tests Positive For Bubonic Plague Exposure // How the CIA undermines DEA drug investigations // GMO Ticking Time Bomb – Part 2 // It takes a lot to get people to suck down poison // “Gasland” Director Arrested at Congressional Hearing
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#BingeAndPurge: London Smog, Digital Health and More
2012 Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy // BP Sending Gulf Coast Chefs to Olympics to Tout Louisiana Cuisine It Destroyed // Martial law shakes hands with the US vaccine program // Bat virus offers insight into deadly Nipah, Hendra viruses
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#Audio: Episode026 – Rare Earth
On Thursday nights, Media Monarchy joins Corbett Report Radio live on Republic Broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health. This week’s menu offers up Big Pharma, Fracking and Fraud + Healthcare, Headlines, the ‘Binge and Purge’ and more… Episode026: MP3/FeedArchive Previous Audio: Episode025 – Meat Maps
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First-Ever Fracking Wastewater Test in Ohio Reveals Stew of Hazardous Toxins
from ecowatch.org: Results from a sample of brine from hydraulic fracturing operations have revealed numerous hazardous materials, leaving many residents increasingly frustrated at the inaction of Ohio’s Division of Natural Resources (ODNR), the agency responsible for regulation of the state’s shale development. The lab results indicate high levels of alpha particles, arsenic, barium and toluene,…
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How the Private Water Industry Is Teaming Up With ALEC
from alternet.org: An influential trade association representing companies that provide water services to one in four Americans says it will continue its membership with the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group that has worked with the energy industry to create loophole-filled water protections and opposes federal oversight of fracking. The National Association of Water…
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EPA Official Who Compared Enforcement To Crucifixion Resigns
A senior Environmental Protection Agency official resigned Sunday in an effort to end the furor over his remarks two years ago that the EPA should make examples of polluters the way Romans crucified people to quash rebellions.