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Model | Vermont Legislation

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In Section 6, Vermont has a provision for revisiting its fracking ban in 2016 to see if by then fracking can be done in a safe manner. And if so should the state ban be repealed? Click here to download VT House Bill 464. VT House Bill 464. No 152. An act relating to hydraulic fracturing wells for natural gas and. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:. The general assembly finds and declares that:. 4) When hydraulic fracturing can be conducted without risk of contamination ...

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Top 10 Drillers | WasteFreeCT

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Top Ten Drilling Companies in the United States. Fracking is a hugely profitable business dominated by large multinational oil companies. The 10 biggest drillers account for more than one-third of all U.S. natural gas production. In 2011, the biggest players in fracking natural gas were:. Average Daily Natural Gas Production: 3.9 billion cubic feet. Average Daily Natural Gas Production: 2.6 billion cubic feet. Average Daily Natural Gas Production: 2.4 billion cubic feet. Citizens Campaign for the. Housat...

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Passed | Connecticut Legislation

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Connecticut Legislation, General Assembly 2014. Gov Dannell P. Malloy has signed. Public Act 14-200,. 1 requires DEEP to submit regulations to the Regulations Review Committee for approval after June 30, 2017 and no later than July 1, 2018;. 2 requires DEEP to collect fracturing waste and waste product information;. 3 requires any person transporting fracturing waste in the state, after the regulations are adopted, to obtain a DEEP permit; and. Senate Amendment B makes technical changes. July 1, 2014.

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Connecticut Families Against Chemical Trespass. What foods are GMO? How did GMOs get into our food? What are the possible health risks of GMOs? What Countries Ban or Label GMOs? How ConnFACT is helping. In addition to GMO labeling and Fluoridation, ConnFACT is proud to be working on these issues:. Help us make a difference. Donate today to create a safer and healthier Connecticut. Step Up To The Plate is now an online auction! Http:/ ctnofa.org/StepUp/index.html. X000B7; Log in.

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Connecticut Fracking Waste-Free | WasteFreeCT

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Connecticut Legislative Hearing Testimony. AN ACT CONCERNING BANNING FRACKING-WASTE IN CONNECTICUT. Testimony from Nancy Alderman, MES, President, Environment and Human Health, Inc. Senator Bob Duff, Representative Lonnie Reed and Members of the Energy and Technology Committee: Environment and Human Health, Inc. is in strong support of Bill 6533 that would ban fracking waste from coming into Connecticut. At present, federal laws do not protect the health of either the environment or people. Connectic...

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Radioactivity | WasteFreeCT

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Radioactivity in Fracking Waste. A typical well takes 2 to 5 million gallons of fluid to frack for natural gas. Of that, 10 to 50 percent returns to the surface. The returning fluid not only contains the chemicals that were in the fracking fluid, but when it returns to the surface it contains radioactive materials and salts that it picked up from deep inside the earth. The waste fluid sometimes also contains arsenic from deep inside the earth. Radioactivity in the Black Shale,. The most dangerous hazard,...

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Water Pollution | WasteFreeCT

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Read the U.S. EPA report defining the scope of regulation exemptions for natural gas waste fluids. The report states that the exemptions also transfer to third-party carriers who transport the waste. Click here. To dowload the 2002 EPA report (pdf). The Potential Amount of Fracking Waste that Fracking for Natural Gas Produces in Pennsylvania. Think how much toxic fluid that is and where is it going to go? The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in Pennsylvania reports that the Marcellus shale...

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About Us | Fracking WasteFreeCT

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We are a group of Connecticut organizations that believe Connecticut should not allow fracking waste from coming into our state. We have all agreed to work toward that goal and to make Connecticut a fracking waste-free state. CONNECTICUT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING A BAN ON FRACKING WASTE. Citizens Campaign for the Environment. Collaborative Center for Justice. The Connecticut Fund for the Environment. Environment and Human Health, Inc. Food and Water Watch. Housatonic Environmental Action League.

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Fracking Chemicals | WasteFreeCT

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The fracking chemicals that are used to get natural gas from wells in the Marcellus Shale include many compounds that are listed ,. As well as additional ones that are stored above ground, on-site, such as diesel fuel and oil. Click here to download the list in pdf format,. Prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management. CONNECTICUT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING A BAN ON FRACKING WASTE. Citizens Campaign for the Environment. Food and Water Watch.