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$Ohio fracking well drives families out of homes$

Ohio fracking well drives families out of homes

January 5, 2015 By John Milam

A natural gas fracking well began leaking on Dec. 13, 2014, driving 30 families from their homes.

$Germany to ban fracking, or so it says$

Germany to ban fracking, or so it says

July 18, 2014 By Blake Skylar

"Fracking must be banned in Germany without any exceptions. They want to enforce a regulation which mostly allows fracking under the guise of an alleged ban."

$Ohio town grapples with fracking: housing troubles, rent gouging$

Ohio town grapples with fracking: housing troubles, rent gouging

July 14, 2014 By John Milam

Besides housing issues, fracking has brought increased drug usage along with meth labs, prostitution, and human trafficking.

$Insider trading ties Gov. Scott to fracking$

Insider trading ties Gov. Scott to fracking

July 10, 2014 By Joshua Leclair

As Gov. Rick Scott's financial ties to big energy begin to surface, Florida's citizens and environmentalists start to turn up heat.

Pipelines vs. community rights: a New England democracy lesson

July 8, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon

Among neighboring towns, more than a dozen so far have called town meetings and voted to reassert community rights as the ultimate authority before approving such projects.