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From:Nature (Vol. 548, Issue 7668) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): David Smythe (corresponding author) [1]; Stuart Haszeldine [2] As sometime energy advisers to the UK government, we are concerned that fracking of unconventional oil and gas formations risks being classed...
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From:Nature (Vol. 502, Issue 7471) Peer-ReviewedThe European Parliament proposed on 9 October to toughen regulations on the use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration. The technique, also known as fracking, involves pumping a slurry of water, sand and...
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From:Mathematical Problems in EngineeringPeer-ReviewedFluid-solid coupling seepage fields are ubiquitous in engineering practices. However, few investigations have been carried out on the rules of crack extension of solids under the effect of fluids. By using the RFPA2D...
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From:The Energy Journal (Vol. 40, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAs of late 2008, the steady decline of U.S. crude oil production over the last decades was reversed by the increased adoption of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") technology. Adapting the supply-side model proposed...
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From:Hydrocarbon ProcessingPeer-ReviewedEthane production in North America (NA) has expanded dramatically with the onset of shale production and associated hydraulic fracking. Ethane concentrations in fracked shale gas are typically 10% or higher vs. a...
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From:Afterimage (Vol. 45, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedI am an activist artist. My 2014 artist's book, 4 3 2 CRY, Fracking in Northern Colorado, mediates parallel narratives of the tragic loss of my husband and the destruction of land, air, water, and families due to...
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From:Defense Counsel Journal (Vol. 80, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedLegal Writing Contest. International Association of Defense Counsel Committee members prepare newsletters on a monthly basis that contain a wide range of practical and helpful material. This section of the Defense...
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From:Case Western Reserve Law Review (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedINTRODUCTION The Great Lakes are a truly astounding natural resource. The Lakes are the largest freshwater system on earth, bordering eight American states and two Canadian provinces, and holding approximately 21...
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From:Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Vol. 135, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedWith the easiest petroleum resources tapped, engineers needed better tools to reach hard-to-get oil and gas. Fortunately, the right technology was already in hand. Oil industry jargon is replete with terms that hark...
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From:Nature (Vol. 476, Issue 7360) Peer-ReviewedThe natural-gas industry should disclose more information to the public about its shale-gas operations, according to an 11 August draft report from a seven-member advisory panel set up by the US Department of Energy....
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From:Plastics Engineering (Vol. 71, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedHigh-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are considered by the nuclear industry as a potential replacement option to currently employed metallic piping for service-water applications. The nuclear industry is motivated in...
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From:Nature (Vol. 540, Issue 7631) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Madelon Finkel (corresponding author) [1] Unconventional gas extraction ('fracking') is likely to be central to the energy policy of president-elect Donald Trump. I urge the US Congress to tighten current...
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From:Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Vol. 136, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedHYDRAULIC FRACTURING TECHNOLOGY HAS KEYED THE BOOM IN energy production in the United States, pulling oil and natural gas from underground formations previously considered impermeable. Using Lawrence Livermore National...
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From:Plastics Engineering (Vol. 70, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedWhen given the opportunity to talk openly with Washington officials, SPI members don't hesitate to express their views about issues important to the plastics industry. Plastics Champions from SPI and eight other...
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From:Chemical Engineering (Vol. 120, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedTwo new coating products for sand proppants used in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry overcome the challenges of traditional phenolic coatings, which can leach environmentally hazardous...
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From:Journal of Accountancy (Vol. 216, Issue 5)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Shale gas deposits have been discovered in many areas throughout the United States. Many taxpayers may find themselves owning land with these deposits. * Income from shale deposits may be...
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From:Nature (Vol. 477, Issue 7364) Peer-ReviewedPOINT Yes, it's too high risk Natural gas extracted from shale comes at too great a cost to the environment, say Robert W. Howarth and Anthony Ingraffea. Natural gas from shale is widely promoted as clean...
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From:The Literary Review (Vol. 61, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedSweet when she's low in sulfur, sour when high, light when she flows, heavy when syrupy slow, the djinn inhabits an orbit unseen, unknown until Petrohawk opens the oil window. Fortified by smokeless fire, her Arabic...
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From:Environmental Law (Vol. 44, Issue 4)Hydraulic fracturing presents challenges for oversight because its various effects occur at different scales and implicate distinct policy concerns. The uneven distribution of fracturing's benefits and burdens,...
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From:First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life (Issue 251)The same week Andrew Cuomo announced the ban on fracking, a New York State board recommended the approval of three sites for the development of resort casinos. Expansion of gambling has been a Cuomo priority, sold as an...