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Fracking, “Done Right,” says UK Business and Energy Minister

Benji Jerew — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:45:42 +0000

Three years ago, unusual seismic activity forced fracking operations to cease operation in many parts of the UK, but that ruling is being overturned. Starting today, oil companies can bid on shale gas exploration rights, vis-à-vis, fracking, which is short for hydraulic fracturing. On the one hand, allowing for oil exploration seems to be a […]

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British Government Plans to Encourage Fracking, People Oppose

Mila Luleva — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:33:41 +0000

British governmental officials are about to announce the results from research conducted by the British Geological Survey on quantities of trapped gas in the rocks under Lancashire and Yorkshire. The estimated amounts are much greater than initially thought, with more than a trillion cubic feet of gas at each site. The UK government is also […]

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German Beer Purity Threatened by Fracking for Shale Gas, Brewers Protest

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 28 May 2013 07:31:15 +0000

You don’t mess with Germans when it comes to beer purity. Period. An official letter was sent to Berlin officials by brewers, stating their concern that fracking (to extract shale gas) could endanger the water supply that beer is made from, and change its composition. This will breach a 497-year-old law called “Reinheitsgebot” (Beer Purity […]

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Could Fracking Cut Carbon Emissions?

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:48:54 +0000

US carbon emissions have fallen quite a bit as a result of fracking. Good news? There’s a catch 22. Energy companies across the country are in the process of extracting gas from shale rock using hydraulic fracturing techniques, otherwise known as fracking. Gas-fired power stations emit 50% less carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity as […]

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Could Fracking for Methane Have Caused the Recent Italy Earthquakes?

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:06:04 +0000

You probably heard about Italy’s recent earthquakes and their aftermath. While it’s highly possible that the event had natural causes, there is also the possibility that methane extraction facilities nearby the epicenter have something to do with it. They employ a method called “hydraulic fracking” to crack the rocks beneath the soil by means of […]

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