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npr.org - 11/4/2009
Health Issues Follow Natural Gas Drilling In Texas
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Copyright 2009 National Public Radio . For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. RENEE MONTAGNE, host: A boom in natural gas is underway. New gas fields have opened up thanks to an advanced drilling technique. It allows gas to be ...
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Texas Emerging Technology Fund: Home
— members.texasone.us — In Texas, we understand that high-tech companies don't just happen overnight but are a product of forethought,... sound vision and planning, and strategic investments by both the public and private sectors. Through our Emerging Technology Fund, we are ... (more) Texas Emerging Technology Fund: Home

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Of China, Texas and Green Jobs
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 30 days ago
Of China, Texas and Green Jobs
— greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — A private equity firm responds to complaints from Green Inc. readers that a planned wind farm in... west Texas is sending jobs -- and stimulus funds -- to China. (more) Of China, Texas and Green Jobs

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Texas Drought Abates
initforthegold.blogspot.com - 10/29/2009
Texas Drought Abates
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — It's actually been raining quite a bit these last few weeks, and the outlook is for a... wet winter on account of El Nino. Things are pleasant and green again, and we're hopeful for an especially colorful and cheerful spring next year. Nevertheless, it was the worst drought on record for several ... (more) Texas Drought Abates

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Switchboard, from NRDC:  Today's National Public Radio and New York Times coverage on the health risks of natural gas drilling

Enviroblog:  NPR Uncovers Natural Gas's Dirty Secrets

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Today's National Public Radio and New York Times coverage on the health risks of natural gas drilling
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... Today, National Public Radio's Morning Edition aired a story on the health impacts to Texans living near natural gas operations in the Barnett shale region. This powerful story focused on the impacts of compressor stations, including air contamination and low frequency noise. Compressor stations pressurize natural gas to help it flow through a pipeline. Residents near these stations report dizziness and black-outs, a father and infant with ruptured ear drums, and dying horses. These impacts could be mitigated with air pollution control equipment and noise ...

NPR Uncovers Natural Gas's Dirty Secrets
Enviroblog — Drilling for natural gas is a dirty business, as Enviroblog readers know. Dusty Horwitt, Environmental Working Group's Senior Counsel, has worked tirelessly to document the environmental depredations of a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing. Earlier this week, National Public Radio correspondent John Burnett covered yet other possible health dangers of natural gas production. The Barnett Shale gas deposit in Northern Texas is now the site of some 1,300 gas compression stations, Burnett reported. ...

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