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Hundreds Intervene in Federal Review of Fracked Gas Pipeline
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 18th, 2013
EcoWatch: A coalition of environmental groups, along with more than 300 residents are intervening in proceedings over the Constitution Pipeline Project, a 122-mile natural gas pipeline proposed to run through portions of New York and Pennsylvania, subjecting the already unpopular project to an added layer of controversy.
The flurry of intervention filings is the latest sign that residents and advocates are prepared to fiercely challenge infrastructure projects that will allow more fracking-enabled gas development...
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Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 16th, 2013
EcoWatch: Raising new concerns about a little-examined dimension of the fracking debate, Environment America Research & Policy Center today released a report analyzing state and federal financial assurance requirements for oil and gas drilling operations. As fracking expands at a frenzied pace in several states and federal officials consider allowing fracking near national parks and forests and key drinking water sources, Who Pays the Costs of Fracking? reveals current bonding requirements are inadequate to...
Interactive Map Links Climate Change and Wildfires in Western States
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 15th, 2013
EcoWatch: A new interactive tool produced by Climate Central illustrates how rising temperatures and reduced snowpack in the western U.S. have corresponded with an increase in wildfires in recent decades.
Based on federal wildfire data from 1970 to 2012, the graphic shows how large fires in some western states--including Arizona, Colorado and Idaho--have doubled or even tripled in four decades, a period when the average spring and summer temperatures in 11 states increased by more than 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Interactive Map Links Climate Change and Wildfires in Western States25 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Recovery Plan Still Needed
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 15th, 2013
EcoWatch: Nearly 25 years after the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the recovery plan for long-term natural resource damages sits on a shelf, according to documents posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). In recent court filings, the U.S. Justice Department and State of Alaska say they are still waiting for long overdue scientific studies before collecting a final $92 million claim to implement the recovery plan for unanticipated harm to fish, wildlife and habitat.
In...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on 25 Years After Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Recovery Plan Still NeededNew Yorkers Call for Renewables at Anti-Fracking Rally During Cuomo Fundraiser
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 12th, 2013
EcoWatch: Residents gathered today to rally against fracking and for renewable energy outside of Gov. Cuomo’s (D-NY) fundraiser in Syracuse, NY. The concerned residents urged the Governor not to put New York’s clean water, air, environment and economy at risk by allow fracking. Further, they urged the Governor to aggressively invest in renewable energy, which would bring sustainable, good jobs and economic development to New York State without jeopardizing people`s health and existing jobs. "Governor Cuomo...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on New Yorkers Call for Renewables at Anti-Fracking Rally During Cuomo FundraiserPennsylvanians Demand Senators Declare Independence from Fracking
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 12th, 2013
EcoWatch: A week after millions of Americans celebrated our nation’s independence, Pennsylvanians held “Independence from Fracking” rallies outside key state senator’s offices, including Sen. Browne.
The rallies, coordinated by local citizens and statewide environmental groups, highlighted key legislators’ continued opposition to a moratorium on fracking, despite growing support in the Commonwealth. There were rallies outside the offices of Pennsylvania Sen. Baker (R-Wayne), Sen. Browne (R-Lehigh), Sen....
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Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 10th, 2013
EcoWatch: Barbara Haws is a Brooklynite, but she was raised in Nebraska. The proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline would pass through her home state, and she’s not happy about it. Her cousins--Nebraska farmers--are so unhappy about it that they chained themselves to the White House fence in protest and were promptly arrested. Haws herself chose a simpler form of protest: she took her protest sign out of her window and now carries it where she goes. She documented her travels and her cause in this video,...
Expect an ‘Angry Summer’ of More Wildfires, Drought and Extreme Heat
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 3rd, 2013
EcoWatch: The recent rash of deadly wildfires and record breaking high temperatures across the western U.S. indicates the country may be in the grips of an "angry summer" made worse by climate change.
July 2013 began with much of the western portion of the U.S. experiencing one of the most extreme heat waves on record in the region. During the days between June 24 and 29, there were 46 monthly high-temperature records set or tied in the U.S., along with 21 records for the highest overnight minimum temperature....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Expect an ‘Angry Summer’ of More Wildfires, Drought and Extreme HeatThe Best Tool to Combat Climate Change Is Nature
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on July 3rd, 2013
EcoWatch: News of the devastating floods in Alberta hit Canadians hard. We’ve all been moved by extraordinary stories of first responders and neighbors stepping in to help and give selflessly at a time of great need. As people begin to pick up their lives, and talk turns to what Calgary and other communities can do to rebuild, safeguarding our irreplaceable, most precious flood-protection assets should be given top priority.
The severe floods in Alberta used to be referred to as “once in a generation” or...
Surrounding States Mull Fracking Waste Bans Leaving NY No Room for Dirty Drilling
Posted by EcoWatch: None Given on June 28th, 2013
EcoWatch: Opening a new front in the battle over fracking in New York State, citizens in yet another neighboring state--Massachusetts--called on their legislators to ban the processing of fracking wastewater.
More than 11,000 Massachusetts residents call for fracking ban, June 26.
"Laced with cancer-causing and even radioactive materials, the millions of gallons of toxic wastewater generated by fracking are among the most compelling reasons for New York to abandon the path of dirty drilling." said Eric...
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