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reuters.com - 10/26/2009
NYC sees "alarming" risks in natgas drilling
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Reuters: New York City's top environmental official on Friday called the risk that drilling for natural gas in the upstate region that supplies most of the city's drinking water "especially alarming." New York state recently proposed rules allowing drilling in the multistate Marcellus ...
reuters.com - 10/22/2009
NYC sees economic gold in green jobs
— reuters.com — Joan Gralla NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recession-stricken New York City plans to double its current green work... force by creating over 13,000 new jobs in the next decade, partly by competing with London to become the new center for carbon trading, a city ... (more) NYC sees economic gold in green jobs

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chk.com - 10/30/2009
10/28/2009 1:01 PM
— chk.com — OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2009-- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), America’s most active driller of new natural gas... wells and one of its largest natural gas producers, today confirmed its previous announcements that it has no ... (more) 10/28/2009 1:01 PM

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Fight Over Shale Gas Drilling Not Over
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/30/2009
Fight Over Shale Gas Drilling Not Over
— greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — Although Chesapeake Energy said it would not drill for gas in the New York watershed, many groups... quickly pointed out that the company's pledge does not eliminate the possibility that another company will. (more) Fight Over Shale Gas Drilling Not Over

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The Alternative Consumer — [image] [image] [image] [image] Fashion Home Decor Design Health & Beauty Green Gadgets Eco News Food Alt Energy Pets October 26, 2009 search [image] [image] [image] [image] a lumpy batch of green news by rd @ 9:35 am post a comment » forestistock287481_1.jpg Polluting the ground water under your reservoir system seems kinda dumb… NYC Sees Risks in NatGas Drilling – reuters Did you spray after that? Clean Smells Promote Moral Behavior: Study – sciencedaily (audio) Questons Linger Over Energy Star Rating s – npr Get out the maps… Meteorite-Like Object ...

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