Leaking oil and gas wells are a problem in Ohio

Ohio landowners with leaky wells on their property are being forced to simply accept their well is not yet considered an “imminent health and safety risk.” The post Leaking oil and gas wells are a problem in Ohio appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter. This post appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter.

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Study: Older adults living near fracking sites in Pa. more likely to be hospitalized for cardiovascular diseases

A study recently revealed older adults living near fracking sites in Pennsylvania were more likely to be hospitalized for cardiovascular diseases. The post Study: Older adults living near fracking sites in Pa. more likely to be hospitalized for cardiovascular diseases appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter. This post appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter.

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CO2 Emission Reduction Has A Downside and It’s Huge!

CO2 Emission Reduction Has A Downside and It’s Huge! Craig D. Idso Founder/CEO, Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change Contributor, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: CO2 emission reduction isn’t cost-free or harmless. Rather, it has downside implications for food production, health and the environment. It is a

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Researchers’ Own Findings Discredit New Study Linking Fracking to Childhood Leukemia

Another round of attention-grabbing headlines has swept the media, this time blaming fracking for childhood leukemia, yet they fail to highlight obvious limitations and past contradictions by the very same researchers. A new study by Yale University researchers, published by the Environmental Health Perspectives, claims to link children who live near unconventional oil and natural

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“Oil and Gas Threat Map” Offers No New Analysis, Only Fearmongering

The Oil and Gas Threat Map, a newly launched interactive map from two anti-fracking activist organizations, simply rehashes flawed research in an updated format. The map, a product of Earthworks and the FracTracker Alliance, is a virtual tool with a dynamic user interface that purports to map out “threat zones” around the country where the

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Broomfield Health Survey Researchers Confirm: Findings Do Not Show Oil and Natural Gas Is Causing Health Impacts

UPDATE (6/16/2022, 2:30 PM EST): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Envrionment (CDPHE) has issued a statement on the survey acknowleding the limitations of the authors’ findings: “Surveys of this nature contribute to the scientific evidence by identifying potential public health concerns that may need further investigation, but there are limitations, as there is

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Taxpayers Beware: Broomfield Health Survey Ignores Key Context

Researchers with a long history of publishing deeply flawed studies targeting Colorado’s oil and natural gas industry – who have been previously criticized by state regulators – are out with a $55,217 survey that polled residents in Broomfield, Colo. on the health impacts of development that relies on faulty methodology. A public meeting to present

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Ecocide Reveals the Totalitarian Heart of the Climate Cult

 Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Ecocide is the latest effort by the Church of Climate, a/k/a the Climate Cult; a totalitarian movement out to control every single aspect of others’ lives.] The Climate Church of deep ecology has its hell-on-earth for nonbelievers–prison,

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Green Fraud and Why No One Wants to Talk About It

 Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Robert Bradley provides a review of Marc Morano’s new book: Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse Than You Think.] “Let’s expose this dangerous charade. The Green New Deal is not green. It’s

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Harvard Report Coverage Misleads on Natural Gas Mortality

Harvard University researchers are painting a misleading picture of their recent study’s findings on mortalities and health care costs resulting from the combustion of fuel sources to provide energy. The study, which compares particulate matter (PM 2.5) emissions impacts from various uses of coal, natural gas, oil and biomass, has generated headlines focused on natural

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Industrial Wind Health Issues Aren’t Blowing Away Quickly

Robert Bradley, Jr.Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Robert Bradley looks at the subject of industrial wind projects and their impacts on human health, using a Victoria, Australia example] MasterResource has followed the growing issue of negative health effects of industrial wind turbines.

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University of Pittsburgh receives $2.5M to study health impacts of fracking

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is giving $2.5 million to the University of Pittsburgh to study the potential health impacts of fracking, according to StateImpact Pennsylvania. Communities in the southwestern portion of the state have been calling for an investigation into the links between fracking and an increased incidence of some illnesses for more than

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Harvard researchers find elevated radiation levels downwind of fracking sites

A team of Harvard researchers found elevated levels of radioactivity on air particles measured downwind of fracking sites around the United Staes, according to a study published earlier this month in the journal Nature Communications. The radiation levels they discovered were well below public health limits, but the authors warn they could induce “adverse health effects

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