A New York State Supreme Court upheld the Town of Middlefield’s ban on hydraulic fracturing and gas drilling on Friday, mirroring a decision made Tuesday on Dryden’s hydraulic fracturing ban.
In cases like the hydrofracking debate — where science, politics and industry are entwined in conflicting interests — a free press has the democratizing power to put information in people’s hands and let them decide for themselves.
In cases like the hydrofracking debate — where science, politics and industry are entwined in conflicting interests — a free press has the democratizing power to put information in people’s hands and let them decide for themselves.
Julia Fiore '13 of KyotoNOW! lauds New York Times reporter Ian Urbina, who spoke at Cornell Tuesday, for his influential reporting on hydraulic facturing.
Cornell professors find that extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as "fracking," may worsen the effects of global warming.
Capt. D. C. Anderson (ret.) a former captain in the oil industry, visited the university last Friday to discuss the role of the BP oil leak within the overarching theme of climate change, and he talked about his plans for a "Planet Earth Ship," a vessel that would travel the globe, highlighting the top news from every harbor.
Although Cornell has placed a moratorium on discussion of leasing its land for natural gas drilling, international corporations still have their eyes on the resource-filled property surrounding the University’s.
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