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One of the boldest claims made by the shale gas industry goes like this: oil and gas companies have drilled and fractured a million oil and gas wells with nary a problem.

In other words fracture fluid or methane leaks are "a rare phenomenon." Read more about Shale Gas: How Often Do Fracked Wells Leak? by Andrew Nikiforuk

In the closing weeks of 2012, First Nations rallied across Canada to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the federal government's C-45 omnibus bill, as not only do certain provisions violate their Treaty rights, they also weaken protection of the natural environment which they hold sacred. But many provisions of the bill, and an earlier omnibus bill, C-38, affect all Canadians. Read more about Idle No More

A team of Carnegie Mellon researchers led by Robert Strauss, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, and Afeworki Paulos, Social Science Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Social and Decision Sciences, launched the most comprehensive online compilation of literature on natural gas extraction in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays. The resource will allow policymakers and scholars to make sense of the existing body of research on this topic and identify new opportunities for investigation. Read more about Carnegie Mellon University team creates most comprehensive research guide available to date on Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas extraction

“Blackfeet Women Against Fracking in Montana, USA, are calling attention to the danger of contaminating the soil and water by the current process of extracting oil and gas from tribal lands. Oil companies have leases on over 1 million acres of the Blackfeet Reservation’s 1.5 million acres. Read more about Blackfeet Women Against Fracking