Frack Off, New York
December 23, 2014Environmentally minded New Yorkers are crying with glee and natural-gas supporters are raging mad over New York State’s ban on fracking.
What the Frack? Beginning Farmers’ Energy and Pollution Dilemma
March 31, 2014As fracking for natural gas becomes widespread across the U.S., it puts beginning farmers’ sustainability and bottom line at risk.
Follow the Fracking Rules
January 4, 2013Photo courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock A new California bill will add more transparency to oil companies that frack. Hydraulic fracturing, “fracking,” companies may soon be revealing more information about their fracking explorations, due to a new draft for a bill by California Governor Jerry Brown’s administration. Although it will take a long time for the bill to […]
Frac-sand Mine to Open Across Wisconsin High School
July 13, 2012Photo by Jim Tittle/www.nocfcfracplant.com Glacier Sands, LLC recently obtained a conditional permit to build a 325-acre frac dry-sand plant and rail-loading facility directly across the street from Cochrane-Fountain City School in Fountain City, Wis. This not-too-uncommon-in-Wisconsin facility will be located between Kamrowski Road and Bensel Pond, and will be the main distribution center for frac-sand […]
Top 5 Rural-development Issues Facing Hobby Farmers in 2012
March 8, 2012If you think growing tomatoes and managing your herd is tough, take a look at these hurdles faced by farmers across the U.S.
