May 20, 2012

UK Backtracks on Fracking

Ministers decide there is not enough gas under UK to justify controversial ‘earthquake’ drilling
By Matt Chorley, The Independent, May 20, 2012

The Government has rejected shale gas technology as a solution to Britain’s energy crisis, conceding it will do

May 16, 2012

No 'Fracking' Until Further Study, Says Irish Minister for Energy

No hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” for gas would take place in Ireland pending further “detailed scientific analysis and advice”.
By LORNA SIGGINS, The Irish Times, May 12, 2012

MINISTER FOR Energy Pat Rabbitte has reiterated that no hydraulic fracturing or …

May 7, 2012

Vermont Bans Fracking

Legislature gives final passage to first-in-the-nation fracking ban
Media Release, May 4, 2012

The Vermont House of Representatives voted 103-36 today to give final passage to legislation that will make Vermont the first state in the nation to ban the …

April 5, 2012

Quebec Bans Any Fracking Pending Studies

Quebec Moves to a Complete and Total Moratorium on Shale Gas Development
By Rebecca Penty, Calgary Herald, April 4, 2012

CALGARY – The province of Quebec has moved from a de facto ban on shale gas development to a “complete …

February 21, 2012

New York Judge Rules Town Can Ban Gas Hydrofracking

MIREYA NAVARRO, NEW YORK TIMES

In August, Dryden’s Town Board used its zoning laws to pass a drilling ban, one salvo in a battle that is playing out nationwide as energy companies move to drill in densely populated areas. A …

June 29, 2011

N.J. Senate Passes Fracking Ban

MARYANN SPOTO, State House Bureau, The Record —

The state Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation banning the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas exploration in New Jersey.

The 33-1 vote came after Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) unsuccessfully asked for a …

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