EPA Sets Fracking Emissions Rules

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 EPA Sets Fracking Emissions Rules WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday set the first-ever national standards to control air pollution from gas wells that are drilled using a method called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, but not without making concessions to the oil and gas industry. Coal Ash Amendment To House Transportation Bill Would 'Line Industry's Pocketbooks,' Critics Say House Passes Transportation Extension Bill Including Keystone XL Pipeline Provision Gulf Fish Appearing With Deformities Green Team Embraces Reusables New Shrimp-Like Species Found In New Mexico Cave BLOG POSTS Sen. Bernie Sanders: Vermont Is Helping to Lead the Nation in Transforming Our Energy System We come from Vermont. We know our small state cannot reverse global warming on our own, but we can provide a model for America which helps lead our nation and the world to a more sustainable and secure energy future. Javier Sierra: Big Oil's Excuses Running on Fumes One could think that an industry that has been around for more than a century should be ready to wean itself from the public trough. But Big Oil's power in Congress is formidable. Chuck Teller: Making a Green Choice This Earth Day This Earth Day, as people try to reduce their carbon footprints, they need not look any further than the junk in their mail boxes. Jason Stanford: A Smart Grid Utopia, Deep in the Heart of Texas Thanks to $10.5 million from the stimulus, Pecan Street is creating jobs and fighting global warming, Tejas style. The smart grid neighborhood acts as a real-world lab to get customer feedback on new technologies. Manish Bapna: Ending the 'Boom and Bust' of U.S. Clean Tech The key to calming these waters is not lurching from extension to extension of subsidy programs, but rather smart policy reform. We need a system that will sustain clean energy growth and maintain U.S. leadership in this highly competitive market.

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