Only voters in Santa Barbara County said “No” to a prohibition on the drilling technique.
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The Texas Oil and Gas Association filed its challenge in federal court on Wednesday morning, arguing that the city has no right to override state policy favoring subterranean mineral extraction.
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The vote made Denton, which sits atop a large natural gas reserve, the first city in Texas to pass such a ban. It sets up a legal showdown between the city and industry groups that have warned the ban could be followed by lawsuits and a severe hit to Denton’s economy.
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Posted on November 4, 2014 at 5:13 pm by Associated Press in
Hydraulic fracturing |
A full hearing on the matter is scheduled for Nov. 12.
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But the governor continued to say he will let scientists decide on the drilling practice.
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As Election Day nears in this small city 30 miles north of Dallas, a wary unease has settled over the early voting on a local referendum of national significance. If passed, the proposition would be the first to completely ban the petroleum extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing in one small corner of the great oil and gas boom state of Texas.
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Posted on November 3, 2014 at 5:46 am by Bloomberg in
Environment |
The world can only consume a fraction of the known deposits of fossil fuels if it’s to avoid the most dangerous impacts from climate change.
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Posted on November 2, 2014 at 5:28 pm by Joshua Cain in
Hydraulic fracturing |
Farmers in Glasscock County, where wells outnumber people more than three-to-one, say they’re losing valuable land to new drilling sites.
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Chevron, ExxonMobil and other oil companies have donated about $7 million to try to defeat the fracking bans in Santa Barbara, San Benito and Monterey counties.
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Posted on October 31, 2014 at 11:16 am by Collin Eaton in
Crude oil,
Deals,
featured,
Hydraulic fracturing |
Wildcatter Aubrey McClendon’s oil and gas startup in West Texas may be the latest venture in the Permian Basin to beckon for Wall Street investors, sitting astride one of the most lucrative U.S. shale plays.
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Posted on October 31, 2014 at 7:23 am by Bloomberg in
Asia,
Markets,
Shale |
South Korea received this month a shipment of Alaskan oil for the first time in at least eight years and may buy more.
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Posted on October 30, 2014 at 6:32 pm by Bloomberg in
Hydraulic fracturing,
Politics/Policy |
The fight over fracking in Colorado has been viewed as a bellwether for similar debates brewing from New York to Sacramento.
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