Thursday, May 17, 2012

Vermont fracking ban

  • (CNN)-- Vermonts governor has signed a bill making it the first U.S. state to ban fracking, the controversial practice to extract natural gas from the ground. This is a big deal, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday.
  • (CNN)
  • MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Vermont became the first state to ban the controversial natural gas drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the ban into law Wednesday afternoon, The Burlington Free Press reported.
  • (myfoxny.com)
  • MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermonts governor has signed into law the nations first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • They are known for eco-friendly politics and it's not really ground zero for the debate over hydeo-fracking but Vermont has just enacted a ban on the practice. This from CNN: Vermont's governor has signed a bill making it the first U.S.
  • (Albany Times Union (blog))
  • Fracking is a drilling technique that extracts oil and gas from shale by blasting it with water, sand and chemicals. Environmentalists have raised concerns about possible air and water pollution.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • and people work to ban Fracking in their communities leading to a State Wide Ban as Vermont voted in on May 4th 2012. A few issues… Several issues surround "Fracking.
  • (Examiner)
  • In February 2012, the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee approved yet another bill to ban fracking. Vermont. On May 4, 2012, Vermont became the first state to pass legislation banning natural gas fracking. Spokesmen for Gov.
  • (Environmental Leader)
  • The state of Vermont became on Wednesday the first in the United States to ban the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing.
  • (International Business Times)
  • The governor signed a law Wednesday that bans hydraulic fracturing in Vermont. The gas drilling technique better known as fracking has not been proposed here and geologist say its unlikely the state even has natural gas deposits.
  • (WCAX)
  • Vermont has become the first state to ban a controversial natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Governor Peter Shumlin signed the ban into law on Wednesday.
  • (Vermont Public Radio)

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