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Saying sHELL NO
By Michael Kelly, Communications Director - Follow Michael on Twitter (@MichaelEdKelly) Like a pimple on a prom date, The Polar Pioneer, the massive rig that Shell will use to drill in the Arctic showed up in Seattle one morning a few months back. The scale of it was stunning. It imposed itself on the waterfront skyline. Looking west from my apartment, you couldn't miss it. On the ferry to Bainbridge Island or Bremerton, it was the biggest thing you saw. And every time, my only thought was, "how stupid is this?" Drilling in the Arctic is a bad idea. It is one of the most unique and important
A Body Blow to Fracking Industry Spin
By Andrew Grinberg, California Oil and Gas Program Manager - Follow Andrew on Twitter (@AndrewBGrinberg) Photo by Andrew Grinberg This post is part of Clean Water Action's ongoing series this month on California Oil and Gas policy. The entire “July: Oil and Gas Month” series can be found here. Another day, another major oil and gas development. In just 2 weeks we’ve seen the implementation of new fracking regulations, certification of a statewide environmental impact report on fracking, the release of Kern County’s environmental impact report for all oil production activities and the adoption
Out of sight, Out of mind, Out of Control
By Eli Scott, Oakland Field Canvass Director The Clean Water Action field canvass flaunts over 500 letters collected door to door calling for the shut down of illegal injection wells This is the third in an ongoing series on California oil and gas issues, as part of "July: Oil and Gas Month." Click here to see all the entries in this series. Imagine you’re sitting around your house and you’ve got a few 50-gallon drums of crude oil diluted with salty water laced with heavy metals and low-level radioactive material. You’re probably thinking, “Man, I really need to do something with these drums
What is Oil & Gas Doing to the Susquehanna River?
By Nathan Sooy, Central Pennsylvania Campaign Coordinator In the past 7 years, the Susquehanna Watershed has seen a tremendous industrial buildout of drilling sites, frack pits, condensate tanks, compressor stations, and pipelines. What effect has these oil & gas operations in North Central Pennsylvania had on the health of the Susquehanna River Watershed? We really do not know, because the Governors of the Susquehanna states of Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland have no answer to the question. They have no answer because no comprehensive, multi-state cumulative impact study has ever been
First of its kind: California's groundwater monitoring program for fracking
By Andrew Grinberg, California Oil & Gas Program Manager - Follow Andrew on Twitter (@AndrewBGrinberg) A drilling rig in Shafter, CA, where fracking is occurring among almond orchards and right next to homes. Photo Credit: Sarah Craig/Faces of Fracking This is the second installment of our ongoing series on California oil and gas policy that will be running throughout the month of July. Click here to see the whole series. On Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board ("Water Board" for short) finalized groundbreaking criteria for monitoring aquifers near fracking operations. Two years