fracking
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Fracking Is Elevating Levels of Radioactivity Downwind
Hydraulic fracturing has been a big topic of the upcoming presidential election. Biden has refused to ban it, Trump has said he’ll expand it hugely. Well, a new Harvard study suggests that the drilling practice is even more dangerous than we previously thought.
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Fracking Has Been Temporarily Halted In The UK Following Safety Concerns
The UK government has decided to pump the brakes on fracking until new evidence turns up to suggest that it’s safe.
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Spills From Fracking Are Worse Than We Imagined
An alarming new study has identified 6600 chemical spills related to hydraulic fracturing in just four US states over a 10 year period. The finding shows that fracking is far messier than previously assumed, and that stricter safety measures need to be established and enforced.
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Oklahoma Rocked By Yet Another Freak Earthquake
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattled the Oklahoma prairie town of Cushing last night, damaging several buildings and threatening one of the world’s largest oil terminals. Earthquakes are now a disturbingly frequent phenomenon in the region, with all signs pointing to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground.