Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Why A Small North Dakota Town is Taking On Big Rail  (Ernest SCHEYDER, Reuters ; November 25, 2014) http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0J91OL20141125?irpc=932

Community Groups Press for Studies on Fracking, Especially Near Schools  (Carol FERGUSON, KBAK/KBFX Eyewitness News ; November 18, 2014) http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/health/Community-groups-press-for-studies-on-fracking-especially-near-schools-283140261.html Hydraulic Fracturing, Stimulations, and Oil & Gas Drilling Unjustly Burden Hispanic & Non-White Students  (Kyle FERRAR, CA Program Coordinator, FracTracker Alliance ; November 17, 2014 ) http://www.fractracker.org/2014/11/caschooldemos_stimswells_ej/ FracTracker Alliance Report : Hydraulic Fracturing Stimulations and Oil Drilling Near California Schools and within School Districts Disproportionately Burdens Hispanic and Non-White Students  (Kyle FERRAR, The FracTracker Alliance ) http://www.fractracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Fractracker_SchoolEnrollmentReport_11.17.14.pdf

Keystone XL Pipeline Dies in Senate  (Timothy GARDNER and Susan CORNWELL, Reuters ; November 19, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/19/us-usa-keystone-idUSKCN0J20EQ20141119 Yet, it is far from over... Republicans:  Keystone Pipeline Down, But Not Out (Dina CAPPIELLO, Associated Press ; November 19, 2014) http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_KEYSTONE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT I invite you to review my former blog posts concerning alternative options for Crude Oil Transport:   Via Rail and Barge (October 23, 2014), and/or through the Energy East Pipeline (October 8, 2014).

Mercaptan Leak in Texas (November 2014) Brothers Among 4 Killed in Chemical Leak at Texas Plant  (Alice BARR. KHOU-TV/USA Today ; November 16, 2014) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/15/4-workers-killed-in-chemical-leak-at-texas-plant/19104375/ Federal Investigators Begin Probe of DuPont Plant Deaths (Erwin SEBA, Reuters ; November 16, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/16/us-usa-chemicals-death-idUSKCN0J00XA20141116 Mercaptan Spill in Alabama (September 2012) Eight Mile Residents Complain of Symptoms Linked to Mercaptan Exposure (Ben RAINES, AL.com ; May 3, 2012) http://blog.al.com/live/2012/05/eight_mile_residents_complain.html Mercaptan Spill Investigation Report - Eight Mile, Mobile County, Alabama USA  (Alabama Department of Public Health ; September 2012) http://www.adph.org/tox/assets/Eight_Mile_Mercaptan.pdf Toxicity Information on Methyl Mercaptan (Methanethiol) Toxic Substances Portal - Methyl Mercaptan ( Ag...

Keystone: House sends oil pipeline bill to Senate - 14NEWS, the Tri-State's News (Dina CAPPIELLO, Associated Press ; November 14, 2014)

New Tracers Can Identify Frack Fluids in the Environment [Press Release 14-140, National Science Foundation (NSF) ; October 20, 2014] http://www.nsf.gov/mobile/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=133027 Additional Images (Avner VENGOSH, and Nathanel WARNER) http://www.nsf.gov/mobile/news/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=133027&org=NSF Article :   New Tracers Identify Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids and Accidental Releases of from Oil and Gas Operations (WARNER et al., 2014) http://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/avnervengosh/files/2011/08/es5032135.pdf

Special Report:  For These Oil and Gas Bets, The Odds Favor the House  (Emily FLITTER, Reuters ; November 11, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/11/us-usa-privateplacements-oilandgas-speci-idUSKCN0IV1H620141111 G20 States Still Subsidize Fossil Fuel Exploration ( Deutsche Welle ; November 11, 2014) http://www.dw.de/g20-states-still-subsidize-fossil-fuel-exploration/a-18056293 A link to the report spoken about in the aforementioned Deutsche Welle article may be found below: Overseas Development Institute & Oil Change International Report The Fossil Fuel Bailout:  G20 Subsidies for Oil, Gas, and Coal Exploration (BAST et al., 2014) http://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/9235.pdf

Texas City Bans Fracking in it Birthplace, Court Battles Loom (Marice RICHTER, Reuters ; November 5, 2014) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/05/us-energy-texas-fracking-idUSKBN0IP1K120141105 Voters Approve Fracking Bans in San Benito and Mendicino Counties  (Dan BACHER, DailyKos.com ; November 5, 2014) http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/05/1342317/-Voters-approve-fracking-bans-in-San-Benito-and-Mendocino-Counties N. B .:  A current list of cities within the United States that have passed measures against hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in their local communities (by state) may be found at the following website link provided below: Local Actions Against Fracking ( Food&WaterWatch.org Website) http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/fracking/anti-fracking-map/local-action-documents/#california