Nationwide Insurance recently became the first insurance company to stop covering activities associated with fracking. The company cited the risks were simply too great to ignore, in an internal memo that was leaked to the public. This is yet another blow to the industry that is already in the cross hairs of environmentalists.
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In a move largely symbolic, Vermont has banned the practice of hydraulic fracturing or fracking to help curb environmental damage and water contamination. Vermont is hoping this ban will be the model for other states to adopt, pushing for greater respect of our planet and resources she holds.
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The only thing cool about fracking is being able to say the word. The drilling practices of fracking have been linked to toxic wastewater and polluted air, though new rules may help curb that exposure. Find out how one tiny step for mother earth could start the end of an era.
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The fracking industry continues to be under fire for environmental concerns. A new three year study finds that fracking processes are releasing cancer causing toxins right across the street from public schools and our children.
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President Obama announced his support of fracking during the 2012 State of the Union address. An unexpected endorsement for a natural gas extraction method linked to radioactive wastewater and cancer causing chemical cocktails which are pumped into the ground contaminating our drinking water.
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Fracking has been shown to produce highly contaminated radioactive waste-water that is poisoning our groundwater and ecosystem. In some areas around New York and Pennsylvania people’s tap water actually can be set on fire from seeping natural gas and other contaminants.
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