Sentences with word «fracked»

«While restricting the disposal of fracking fluids to the environment was important, it's not enough,» he said.

There has been widespread support for banning fracking in the state, where only six percent of voters think there is «no risk» to the practice.

The only way that this will be stopped is if more and more residents and taxpayers demand a total ban on fracking.

The state legislature wants to stop local governments from banning fracking in their communities.

They've gone for fracking in a big way.

A couple of items about fracking regulations worth keeping track of.

With fracking in the air, and in the groundwater, prices are still unlikely to decrease.

Another emerging area is the ecological impact of activities related to the energy industry such as fracking or carbon sequestration.

Those against fracking say it will be bad for the environment.

While the number of cases where drinking water wells were contaminated by fracking is small, concern over potential contamination could impact the value of a home.

Twenty - three chemicals used in fracking fluids can hamper at least one of five hormone signals tested in human cells, the researchers found.

And it will increase unemployment by destroying 1,500 good jobs, and sending those jobs to out of state natural gas fracking operations.

That's the light from huge numbers of fracking sites burning off excess gas.

He famously refused to take a side publicly, although word leaked out from within that he was inclined to allow fracking if certain political resistance could be overcome.

Now suppose that you happen to live in a state where fracking is not allowed.

A historic preservation group is weighing in on hydro fracking for the first time, and they don't like what they say they've been learning about the gas drilling process.

Ultimately, the state moved to put a ban in place on high - volume fracking at the end of last year and the ban formally took effect in early 2015.

Last month, those polled supported fracking by a six percent margin.

Those males also had heavier hearts compared to mice whose mothers hadn't drunk water containing fracking chemicals.

Many of these groups are community based and working on local fracking issues.

A controversial study of hydraulic fracking will be reviewed by an independent panel of experts.

Meanwhile, environmental groups who oppose fracking are frustrated by what they say is a the lack of transparency.

The governor has already said that «home rule» will be important when making the decision, if fracking does occur.

When it comes to global climate change, we tend to focus on the impact of fossil fuel use and hot - button issues like fracking.

They also compared siblings born to the same mothers who lived near fracking sites before and after it started.

As it turns out, fracking does better on all three.

The room was packed with fracking opponents holding signs.

Amid that uncertainty, the debate over fracking impacts is likely to continue.

We see it with more fracking and gas drilling on our public lands.

Unfortunately, the development of cheap natural gas through fracking has done the opposite.

Other people are making money, taking petroleum jobs, leasing oil sites and selling freshwater needed to make fracking fluid and maintain the active wells.

Wow, anti fracking and now pro Millionaire's tax?

Students learned about what fracking was and how the process works.

A movement is growing across the country to stop fracking and implement renewable energy solutions.

That study would go on to conclude that fracking poses no risk to drinking water.

Just an example is his saying he has no position on the Keystone pipeline or fracking because they don't affect this district.

The whole «fracking causes harm» (e.g. groundwater contamination) is classic «fake news».

I expect this debate will shift now from whether fracking is harmful to the environment to a cost - benefit analysis.

Many people are drawing a close connection between fracking and the increased rate of leaks being discovered.

At the same time the sudden decline in oil prices caused a slowdown in fracking activity.

The commissioner says if the majority of a community does not want fracking to occur, it will be an «important» factor when it's time to move forward.

It concluded that only very modest amounts of methane — a known contributor to climate change — was being emitted into the air during fracking operations.

The study found no evidence linking fracking to groundwater contamination.

He will examine whether the current hype around fracking is justified, as well as how best to deal with the problem of peak oil and resource shortages.

There have been reports that the governor might allow limited fracking in communities that want it.

The research found for safe fracking there needs to be a compromise of flow distance and fracture area which can be controlled using pumping time and flow rate.