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'World's Biggest Fracker' Pockets $1 Billion in Shady Deal

April 23, 2012 | by Rolling Stone
In fracking, Natural Gas Exxposed
Today, Reuters revealed that during the last three years McClendon has borrowed more than a billion dollars in order to pay the operating expenses of the wells that he participates in. For collateral, he has used his ownership in the wells – that is, the future production of the gas and oil.

Enron with drilling rigs

April 23, 2012 | by Zack Malitz
In fracking, Natural Gas Exxposed
Last week, Reuters broke some unsettling news about Chesapeake Energy CEO and self-proclaimed "world's biggest fracker" Aubrey McClendon. Over the last three years, Aubrey has taken out over a billion dollars in loans to finance Chesapeake's drilling operations. For collateral, he's used his stake in the very same wells he's taken out loans to finance.

Home Invasion

April 12, 2012 | by Zack Malitz
In Natural Gas Exxposed, fracking, Water Defense
Water Defense launches the first full Natural Gas Exxposed video. We need your help to make sure that everyone in America understands the human cost of natural gas drilling. Watch the video and share it with your friends.

Mark Ruffalo and Water Defense on the Brian Lehrer Show

April 4, 2012 | by Zack Malitz
In fracking, Mark Ruffalo, Claire Sandberg
Check out Mark Ruffalo and Claire Sandberg on the Brian Lehrer Show.

The Video ExxonMobil Doesn't Want You To See

March 30, 2012 | by Zack Malitz
In fracking, Natural Gas Exxposed
Natural Gas Exxposed tells the stories of Americans whose lives have been devastated by gas drilling. All across the country, gas companies are poisoning water, tearing apart communities and destroying the American dream for thousands of families who can't protect their children from what comes out of the tap.

High Methane in Pennsylvania Water Deemed Safe by EPA

March 30, 2012 | by Bloomberg
In fracking, Water For Dimock
Tests by the Environmental Protection Agency of water in Dimock, Pennsylvania, found elevated levels of methane consistent with leakage from gas drilling nearby, according to scientists who reviewed the data.

Mark Ruffalo on Colbert last night

March 29, 2012 | by Zack Malitz
In Mark Ruffalo, Natura Gas Exxposed, fracking
In case you missed him, Mark Ruffalo was on the Colbert Report last night to talk about Water Defense and the fight against natural gas drilling. Check it out.

Gas Industry Spin Can't Cover Up Air Problems Associated With Fracking

March 26, 2012 | by Riverkeeper
In fracking
At a Wall Street Journal conference last week, Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon told attendees: “I don’t know of any problem with air pollution from fracking in Fort Worth” Texas. McClendon peevishly referred to air pollution concerns raised by Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay [whom McClendon refused to share the stage with] as “environmental nonsense.” Well, read on. Then decide who’s spouting “nonsense”

Tell Lisa Jackson: Dimock Needs Water

March 21, 2012 | by Zack Malitz
In fracking, Water For Dimock, Pennsylvania
Despite the EPA’s attempts to downplay their own science, recent test results vindicate Dimock residents who have for years bravely spoken out about how natural gas drilling poisoned their water.

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