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United Kingdom: Government survey finds support fracking has fallen to 24%
Posted by Blue and Green: Jemma Collins on August 13th, 2014
Blue and Green: A survey released on Tuesday by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has contradicted findings from a trade body earlier this week. The new poll found less than a quarter of Brits said they support shale gas extraction, a decline since the previous survey in March.
The DECC public opinion tracker ‘wave 10’ also found continued high levels of support for renewable energy and a drop in support for nuclear power.
When asked about fracking, almost half of respondents were neutral...
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An Entire Summer’s Worth of Rain Fell on New York in Just a Few Hours
Posted by Mashable: Andrew Freeman on August 13th, 2014
Mashable: The same unusually strong August storm system that brought five to eight inches of rain to the Detroit area on Monday night, paralyzing travel and flooding homes and businesses, dumped an entire summer's worth of rainfall on one Long Island town in just a few hours on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
In the New York City metro area early Wednesday, more than a foot of rain fell in just a few hours, causing extensive flooding on Long Island. As of 10 a.m. ET, Islip, New York had received 13.27...
Hydraulic Fracturing Lawsuits Filed Over Earthquakes
Posted by About Lawsuits: None Given on August 13th, 2014
About Lawsuits: Energy companies are facing a growing number of lawsuits over hydraulic fracturing, the controversial gas mining process, including allegations that the drilling operations increase the risk of earthquakes.
Sandra Ladra, of Prague, Oklahoma, recently filed a hydraulic fracturing earthquake lawsuit in Lincoln County Circuit Court, naming more than 25 energy companies as defendants. The complaint alleges that the gas mining operations caused a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in November 2011, during which...