Sentences with phrase «on fracking»

And it's expected to lead to an official state ban on fracking.

They have been used to challenge a Canadian moratorium on fracking and a German moratorium on nuclear power.

A release of the study would be the state's first significant movement in years toward a final decision on fracking.

He says it will be the first comprehensive, independent federal study on fracking.

She was engaged first by a woman asking about her stance on fracking.

Changes in regulatory approaches to restrict carbon emissions or tighten regulations on fracking could dramatically alter the cost - benefit analysis for using natural gas to generate electricity.

The final report on fracking is a signal for others to move on as well.

That well set off a small earthquake that caused the project to be abandoned and led to an 18 - month prohibition on fracking.

And don't even get us started on fracking.

This was the first - ever national rally on fracking.

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

And while a moratorium on fracking was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs during the debate, this hasn't stopped others from taking matters into their own hands.

He says the final decision on fracking will not be made until all of those facts are gathered and analyzed.

In the end, I can't agree more with the idea that natural gas needs harsh regulation on its fracking, wastewater wells, and methane leakage.

The week before Christmas, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a permanent ban on fracking in New York State.

Colleen Deacon, Eric Kingson and Steve Williams said they support a bill in Congress banning gun sales to suspected terrorists, an increase in the federal minimum wage to $ 15 per hour, increased spending on roads and bridges, a ban on fracking for natural gas, and replacing the elevated portion of Interstate 81 in Syracuse with a boulevard.

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They say their concerns about potential pollution, overreliance on fracked gas, and encroachment of historic sites and endangered species» habitats have been ignored by Governor Cuomo's Department of Environmental conservation and other state and federal agencies.

On Tuesday, Cuomo reiterated his long - held public position on fracking, telling reporters a final decision in New York won't be made «emotionally.»

In a press conference on Tuesday, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead said that the state would analyze the USGS data and then determine whether it needs to change its rules on fracking operations.

Join groups working on fracking issues in your community, go to public hearings and meetings, and support legislation that will ensure that the health of the community is protected.

The state now has a de facto ban on fracking as Cuomo's administration continues to study its health effects.

Adam Skelos continued to work on a fracking proposal as recently as October 2014.

Like in Dallas, TX which recently passed a measure prohibiting oil and gas wells within 1,500 feet of homes, a de facto fracking ban, and Los Angeles, which approved a moratorium on fracking until the impacts of the practice can be more thoroughly studied.

The group Environment Massachusetts is urging Massachusetts lawmakers to enact a ban on fracking even though geologists and the petroleum industry insist the chances are remote the controversial gas drilling technique — where water and chemicals are used to break rock — would ever be used in the Bay State.

New York Times has some more information on fracking that you should pay attention to, this time in regards to how EPA concerns about the environmental impact of the natural gas extraction procedure were actively downplayed, and impact studies

From Bryn GloverIn your article on fracking for shale gas in the UK, Andrew Aplin is quoted as saying that...

«It was about his dismissal of the Moreland [anti-corruption] commission and his refusal to take a definite stand on fracking and, of course, PSEG and the governor's refusal to acknowledge there was a problem here and to be in touch with the community...»

Syracuse, N.Y. — A group of local elected officials today called upon Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the state's moratorium on fracking while more studies are conducted.

The New York Water Rangers are encouraged by the executive budget proposal and Governor Cuomo's recent statements on fracking, which demonstrate he's adopted a more responsible approach to considering the issue.»

And they say their concerns about potential pollution, overreliance on fracked gas and encroachment of historic sites and endangered species» habitats have been ignored by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and other state and federal agencies.

As Temporary President / Republican Conference Leader in the Senate (not «Majority Leader» as referenced in Lhota's statement) Skelos has often acted in ways that most New York City residents would consider against their interests, including elimination of the commuter tax, blocking a vote on a fracking ban and pushing school aid formulas to benefit suburban districts over the City.

Nixon wore a T - shirt that advocates closing a Hudson Valley power plant that runs on fracked gas, operated by the company Competitive Power Ventures.

Four years ago I called for a ban on fracking because of its negative impact on the environment and because it is not a solution to global climate change,» said Hawkins.

The number of people who say they favor fracking more than doubles when presented with evidence that it will save them money, while fewer change their opinion on fracking when presented with environmental or health arguments.

The state's Health Commissioner, Dr. Nirav Shah, was tasked with hiring outside experts to review health impact data on fracking as the Cuomo administration continues to study whether the controversial drilling process will be permitted in New York.

Looking to the EPA for Help While it's true the national discussion about the environmental impacts of fracking has focused primarily on water, the EPA appears to be doing everything it can to avoid actually blaming water contamination on fracking operations.

The one through line: We need more effective and more stringent regulation of hydraulic fracturing.Read more: Yale e360 More on Fracking Fracking As A Fractured Relationship With Ourselves New Study Traces Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking

«The Climate Movement Takes on Fracking: Interview with Bill McKibben» by Christine Shearer, Truthout (2012)

«Facts on Fracking Addressing concerns over hydraulic fracturing coming to North Carolina» (PDF), John Locke Foundation, August, 2014.

But of course Cuomo has ample political reason to fear the fallout from any decision his administration makes on fracking.

A 2009 report on the effects of increasing taxes on fracking in Pennsylvania, which contributed to a proposed 5 % tax being rejected by the state legislature.

Even though the governor has carefully avoided expressing a personal opinion on fracking, he has given every indication of being interested in seeing it approved in the Marcellus (and, by extension, Utica) shales — assuming, as he likes to say, that the «science» indicates it can be done safely.

Still, it's a back - and - forth that has upset the energy industry and supporters of hydrofracking who see renewed uncertainty as to whether the sate will allow permitting on fracking.

He's still stalling on a fracking decision.

In the first part of the show, we talk with Scott Waldman of Capital about his story on a fracking study commissioned by the Cuomo Administration.