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'Gasland Part II' tour to launch in Normal
With his 2010 documentary "Gasland," documentary filmmaker Josh Fox became a lightning rod for the debate surrounding horizontal hydraulic fracturing — an unconventional form of oil and gas drilling better known as "fracking." Websites and at least...
Tags: Movies, State of the Union Address, Entertainment, Gasland (movie), Petroleum Industry
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New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed
Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...Tags: Land Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior, Natural Resources Defense Council, Water Supply, Petroleum Industry
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'Green' gas plans offer climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Worcester County, Prices, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a...
Tags: Sony Corp., U.S. Congress, Land Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior, Lobbying
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Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking'
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...Tags: Land Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior, Natural Resources Defense Council, Water Supply, Petroleum Industry
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Mo. Dept. of Natural Resources: 2,500 cattle are buried in trench near Halfway
news@ky3.comHALFWAY, Mo. -- The owner of a closed cattle rendering plant signed an agreement in court on Monday to make a plan to clean up environmental hazards on the property. In the agreement, the Missouri Attorney General's Office says "an estimated 2,500 animal...Tags: Court Preliminary, Plant Openings, Crime, Law and Justice, Waste Management Incorporated, Auction Service
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Use gypsum to build soils and buffer weather
Chicago - Ohio farmer Les Seiler has applied gypsum to his fields for the past five years. His farm is based in Fulton County, Ohio, 40 miles west of Toledo and near the Michigan border where Seiler says cold and wet spring weather is “guaranteed.”...Tags: Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, New Products, Weather
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Lake Charlevoix Association fish shelters: If you build it, they will come
An angler Dan Mishler knows built a fish shelter in the waters of Lake Charlevoix in front of his house. Over the winter, said Mishler, who is the president of the Lake Charlevoix Association, the man was ice fishing over that shelter. In the early...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Engineering, Lakes and Ponds, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Conservation
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Natural skin care's promises are only skin-deep
Despite your good intentions, buying skin care products labeled "organic" or "natural" doesn't always translate to a healthier body or planet. Many such products still contain the chemicals you're trying to avoid. And even if a product is bursting...Tags: Allergies, Consumers, Physical Conditions, University of Miami, Health and Beauty Products
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Interior Department Releases Draft Rules on 'Fracking'
Channel 2 NewsInterior Secretary Sally Jewell announced new draft rules governing hydraulic fracturing during oil drilling on federal and Indian lands Thursday, calling them part of a pro-energy Obama administration policy. The new rules, establishing safety...Tags: NPR, Land Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior, Interior Policy, Entertainment
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Gas price increase in the Ozarks explained
ReporterWhen gas prices spike Missouri is often one of the best places to be. The midwest tends to sit below the national average when it comes to the cost of a gallon of gas-- not right now though. In Springfield we're up to $.384 at most stations, a ten...Tags: Prices, Petroleum Industry
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Hundreds oppose China refinery project in mostly peaceful protests
BEIJING -- Surrounded and pushed back by police, hundreds of people shouted and marched again in the southern China city of Kunming to protest the construction of a petrochemical plant. It was the second time this month that demonstrators gathered in...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Plant Openings, Health Insurance Cost, Economy, Business and Finance, PetroChina Company Limited
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