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Third edition of fracking compendium includes over 100 new studies on the risks of fracking

Posted on October 14, 2015 by davidjkatz

The third edition of the Compendium of Scientific \, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking was released this week. It is the third edition of the compendium released in the last fifteen months.

The reason is that there is now a flood of research on the subject. According to the report, over half of all peer-reviewed literature on the dangers of fracking has been published since January, 2014; the new edition includes over 100 new studies.

The results are compelling. We now have data on the risks of fracking to water, air, and human health that cannot be ignored by responsible lawmakers.

Click to read more and download the compendium. Continue reading →

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Stillwater River rock slide reminds us of the dangers of drilling

Posted on June 7, 2015 by davidjkatz

There was a rock slide out our way on the Stillwater River last week. It blocked Stillwater River Road at Midnight Canyon, and probably will for a while, so traffic to Absarokee will have to take the long way around … Continue reading →

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Beware: The oil and gas industry has a national game plan to limit local regulation of drilling

Posted on April 29, 2015 by davidjkatz

Oklahoma has a problem with man-made earthquakes caused by injection wells associated with fracking. You’ve read it on this site many times, most recently on Monday of this week, and Oklahoma’s elected leaders have publicly admitted this is true. So … Continue reading →

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US Geological Survey documents earthquakes caused by injection wells, and a new map of the Yellowstone caldera

Posted on April 27, 2015 by davidjkatz

A United States Geological Survey (USGS) document released last week documents an increase in earthquakes likely caused by human activity, mapping 17 seismically active pockets in eight states. The USGS map: While the document does not state the causes of … Continue reading →

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Article in The Local Rag uses half-truths, lies and plain stupidity to promote oil drilling

Posted on September 2, 2014 by davidjkatz

I’m reluctant to use this word when describing the writings of others, because I’m sure it applies to mine from time to time, but this is just a stupid misunderstanding of the process. Continue reading →

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Mortgage lenders increasingly worried about fracking

Posted on April 3, 2014 by davidjkatz

Yesterday we looked at the clear evidence that fracking in a community causes property to lose significant value. Today we turn our attention to documenting how the mortgage industry, recognizing how drilling adds risk and reduces value, is beginning to … Continue reading →

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Update: Fracking causes earthquakes (with video)

Posted on February 20, 2014 by davidjkatz

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the relationship between wastewater injection wells associated with hydraulic fracturing and earthquakes and concluded that not only is there overwhelming scientific evidence of a relationship, but man-made earthquakes related to fracking have … Continue reading →

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