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Tag Archives: Fracking
Fracking fuels water fights in nation’s dry spots
By GARANCE BURKE – Associated Press – June 13, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation’s driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from … Continue reading
Posted in HydroFracking, Water
Tagged Colorado Front Range, Drought, Fracking, Water
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84,000 gallons of flowback sprayed from Colo. well
The Associated Press – February 15th, 2013 FORT COLLINS, Colo.—State officials say PDC Energy estimates 84,000 gallons of fracking flowback water sprayed out from one of its oil wells after a mechanical problem this week. The fluid sprayed for nearly 30 … Continue reading
Hickenlooper argues in Washington for state regulation of fracking
By Allison Sherry - The Denver Post – February 12, 2013 WASHINGTON — States — not the federal government — should lead in regulating natural gas production, Gov. John Hickenlooper told a Senate committee Tuesday, angering environmentalists and drawing applause from energy groups … Continue reading
FrackNation Seeks To Dispel Gasland Claims
At 9 pm Mountain Time on January 22nd, 2013, the the premiere of FrackNation, a documentary by freelance Irish journalist Phelim McAleer was aired on AXStv available on Dish Network. McAleer’s impressive journalistic credentials lend legitimacy to this film which was funded by … Continue reading
Posted in HydroFracking
Tagged AXStv, Documentary, Fracking, FrackNation, Gasland, Hydraulic Fracking, Josh Fox, Kickstarter, Niobrara, Phelim McAleer
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Colo. field is touted as main driver for U.S. oil production boom
CBS News – December 27, 2012 (CBS News) GREELEY, Colo. – Despite rising gas prices, oil production is surging in this country. That has some predicting the U.S. could eventually overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest petroleum producer by … Continue reading
Posted in Drilling, HydroFracking
Tagged Colorado, Fracking, Horizontal Drilling, Noble Energy, Saudi Arabia, Weld County
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Colorado Springs next front in fracking war
The Associated Press – November 27, 2012 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The next front in the Colorado battle over oil and gas fracking is Colorado Springs. That’s where critics of the drilling practice are protesting Tuesday in search of more curbs on … Continue reading
Aurora council OKs lease for water for fracking
Associated Press – 7/10/2012 AURORA, Colo.—Anadarko Petroleum Corp. can lease $9.5 million in used water from Aurora for oil and gas drilling over five years under a deal approved by city councilors. The council voted 8-3 on Monday in favor … Continue reading
Posted in Water
Tagged Anadarko Petroleum, Aurora, City Council, Effluent Water, Fracking
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Proposed Federal Fracking Rules Draw Fire at Colorado Hearing
By Mark Jaffe – The Denver Post 05/02/2012 A proposal for federal regulations on the use of hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas development on federal land drew fire from Colorado, Utah and Wyoming officials at a congressional hearing in … Continue reading
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Tagged BLM, Colorado, Fracking, Fracking Fluid disclosure, Hearing, Utah, Wastewater, Wyoming
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EPA fracking regulations to cut emissions by 95 percent
By Jason Shueh – Greeley Tribune – Wednesday, April 18, 2012 The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released regulations targeting air pollution generated from thousands of oil and gas wells across the country. The EPA labeled the regulation as a … Continue reading
Colorado draft rules seek more info on fracking fluid
Denver Business Journal by Cathy Proctor, Reporter – Tuesday Nov 1, 2011 Colorado would require energy companies to disclose substantially more information about the chemical ingredients of hydraulic fracturing fluid used to crack underground rock formations to access oil and … Continue reading