Tag Archives: Fracking

Immoral Monday Madness – Part 3

Posted on July 8, 2013 by DRenegade

Fracking in North Carolina

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NC lawmaker loses award after fracking vote

Posted on July 4, 2012 by DRenegade

Click here to see the video with Rep. Hamilton explaing why she voted for the override. A state representative from Wilmington is defending her vote that helped override Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a bill on fracking. The vote is … Continue reading →

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Perdue vetoes controversial fracking bill

Posted on July 1, 2012 by DRenegade

RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Bev Perdue announced Sunday that she has vetoed a controversial proposal to legalize fracking. The bill, Senate Bill 820, was backed by Republican leaders in the House and Senate, who said it would give state regulators up to two … Continue reading →

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House approves gas drilling in NC

Posted on June 15, 2012 by DRenegade

RALEIGH, N.C. — After a three-hour debate Thursday, the state House approved legalizing natural gas exploration in North Carolina, including a drilling method that environmentalists say could contaminate water supplies. The House voted 66-43 for Senate Bill 820, which directs several state … Continue reading →

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Ten Fracking Things Everyone Should Know

Posted on April 18, 2012 by DRenegade

by Peter Glover Here’s a fact that can be banked. The anti-fracking movement is the trendy new cause célèbre. Unfortunately, not many of those involved appear to have the slightest idea how long it’s been used as a mining extraction … Continue reading →

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Mount More Bird-choppers for Power?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by DRenegade

How to save ourselves from the new Middle Ages: stop building bird-choppers and start fracking So it turns out that fracking for shale gas really is more effective at making the earth move than all the onanism of the enviros … Continue reading →

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