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New York Times: Resistance to gas drilling rises on unlikely soil

Posted Thu, 2011/04/28 - 10:10am by RCAP

Originally published on April 23, 2011 (original posting)

By KATE GALBRAITH

FORT WORTH — Texans pride themselves on being the heart of the nation’s oil and gas business. But even here, public concern about natural gas drilling is growing.

On Wednesday, several dozen protesters marched through downtown Fort Worth, waving signs and chanting anti-drilling slogans that reflected concern over air and water pollution.

The Rural Blog: Researchers say hydraulically fractured shale releases more greenhouse gases than coal

Posted Tue, 2011/04/12 - 2:43pm by RCAP

One researcher's conclusion that "natural gas pried from shale formations is dirtier than coal in the short term" and "comparable" in the long term will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, giving it more credence, Mike Soraghan reports for Greenwire.