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Obama gives up wilderness protection plan

More concessions at the expense of our environment. Makes it hard for me to vote for... more

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Fracking in Ohio State Parks :Enough is Enough !

The Ohio State House Wants to Open Your Parks to Fracking Stop The Bill in the Senate... more

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Drill, Brazil, drill, says the U.S. - The Washington Post

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Obama’s “Humanitarian” Gesture—To Brazil’s Petrobras!

President Obama, it turns out, is not quite as ardently anti-oil as imagined. Only... more

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New drilling method opens vast oil fields in US

This is a convenient story to throw out there after some peak oil cables hit the... more

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32 million Gallons Of Diesel Fuel Has Been Injected Into The Ground - Fracking

A Congressional investigation has revealed that oil and gas service companies are... more

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EPA Says Gas Driller Contaminated Texas Aquifer

http://c1.cleantechnica.com/files/2010/05/Natural_Gas_Fracking.jpg The U.S.... more

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Obama rejects drilling in eastern Gulf of Mexico

Pointing to the BP blowout and risks of a new environmental disaster, the Obama... more

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Article: Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling

PITTSBURGH: Today, the Pittsburgh City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance... more

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White House Lifts Ban on Deepwater Drilling

The Obama administration lifted the moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling on... more

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VIDEO Gas Drilling Pollutes Water in US, Faucets Lit on Fire

Actor turned environmental activist Mark Ruffalo speaks with Rachel Maddow about a... more

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"Extraction: The Plundering of the Amarakaeri Reserve"

"Extraction: The Plundering of the Amarakaeri Reserve", co-directed and... more

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Breaking: In private email, Pa.’s Homeland Security chief pledges “support” to gas drillers, warns against groups “fomenting dissent.”

An email obtained by City Paper suggests collaboration between the state Department of Homeland Security and gas drilling interests.(http://citypaper.net/blogs/clog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/james-powers.pdf)

The email, authored by Pennsylvania Homeland Security chief James Powers, was written in apparent error: addressed to a participant in anti-drilling forums, the letter indicates that Powers mistakenly mistook its recipient for someone associated with pro-drilling interests.

In the email (full text below), Powers warns against distributing information gathered by the Pa. DHS on anti-drilling activities, saying that: "We want to continue providing this support to the Marcellus Shale Formation natural gas stakeholders while not feeding those groups fomenting dissent against those same companies."

The "support" he speaks of consists at least partly of confidential updates on anti-drilling activists and activities. A report yesterday evening(http://www.propublica.org/article/do-environmental-extremists-pose-criminal-threat-to-gas-drilling) by nonprofit investigative journalism outfit Pro Publica broke the news that the Pennsylvania Dept. of Homeland Security included in its regular newsletter, the Pennsylvania Intelligence Bulletin, descriptions of various activities and gatherings of activists opposed to gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale(http://citypaper.net/blogs/clog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/PIBNo.13130August20101.pdf).

Included in a list entitled "Dates of interest" are a series of local meetings about gas drilling issues — a drilling ordinance in Cranberry County, a hearing in Damascus, Pa. on zoning regulations — as well as the recent screening in Philadelphia of the "controversial Gasland movie,"(http://citypaper.net/blogs/clog/2010/09/03/interview-josh-fox-director-of-gasland-screens-tonight-9pm-the-piazza/) a documentary by filmmaker Josh Fox on the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, the process used to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale.

City Paper emailed Mr. Powers to confirm authenticity of the email and was contacted instead by Governor Rendell's chief spokesman Gary Tuma, who acknowledged that the email was authentic and said that the Pa. Dept. of Homeland Security was sharing such information with certain local interests – including gas drilling companies — because of "recent acts of vandalism" against drilling operations.

"There have been five acts of vandalism against Marcellus Shale drilling facilities," in the last two weeks, he said, "including two of which involved firearms ... shotguns fired at equipment."

A third incident involved theft, he said after being asked for details, and the other two were "minor incidents."

Tuma added that "There have been peaceful protests related to MS drilling by people who oppose drilling and the increased amount of drilling — certainly no one is trying to restrict the rights of peaceful protest conducted within the parameters of the first amendment."

Asked whether there have been any protests that were not peaceful, Mr. Tuma acknowledged, "There have not been any that I'm aware of."An email obtained by City Paper suggests collaboration between the state Department of... more

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EPA to Hold NY Hearing, Last of 4, on Gas Drilling

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Weekly Mulch: Vermilion 380 Explosion Reignites Drilling Fears

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger On Thursday, a manageable explosion on a... more

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Chile begins drilling mine rescue shaft

Work has begun to drill a shaft down to the 33 trapped miners in Chile. They've... more

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OIL – You Better Sit Down!!!!!!!

Wake up people! We can be enjoying much lower gas prices if we all come together!

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The Gulf Celebrates America's Birthday

This is a short film about people directly impacted by the Gulf oil disaster, set on... more

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Ecuador Will Receive $3.6 Billion to Not Drill for Oil

While many countries throughout the world are seeking to boost their economies by... more

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VIctory! Federal Judge Blocks Oil Companies From Drilling In Arctic Waters

Since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig in April, all eyes... more

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