A new study on managing wastewater produced
by hydraulic fracturing finds the biggest risk of contamination to drinking water supplies occurs during the disposal process.
Not exact matches
A 2014 study
by Towson University's Regional Economic Studies Institute
found hydraulic fracturing in that area of the state could generate more than 3,000 jobs and at least $ 5 million in tax revenue each year during peak drilling.
From the 109 fracking operations analysed, the researchers
found that the horizontal extent reached
by hydraulic fractures ranged from 59m to 720m.
This study follows previous work
by Currie, Greenstone and others on the local economic benefits, which
found the average household living near a
hydraulic fracturing site benefits
by as much as $ 1,900 per year.
New
findings published
by the high impact journal Science show that the rate in which earthquakes are triggered or induced
by fracking depends on the volume of the
hydraulic fracturing operations.
New
findings published
by the high impact journal Science show that the rate in which earthquakes are triggered or induced
by fracking depends on the volume of the
hydraulic fracturing...
It is also important to note that the content of the report — a synthesis of various white papers written about
hydraulic fracturing — was not under review for validation or criticism and that the panel «
found no evidence of intentional misrepresentation»
by the authors.
Updates below Last year, after opponents of
hydraulic fracturing made much of an unpublished paper
by a doctoral candidate in economics who reported
finding health impacts in infants from nearby gas drilling operations, I wrote a piece titled «When Publicity Precedes Peer Review in the Fight Over Gas Impacts.»
Surveying U.S. media coverage on
hydraulic fracturing, George Mason University professor Robert Lichter
found that,
by a ratio of 12 to 1, major media outlets reported on the negative Cornell study while ignoring Carnegie Mellon's.
The national survey
by Pew Research Center, conducted March 27 - April 9 among 2,541 adults,
finds pockets of partisan agreement over expanding solar and wind power, though wide political divides remain over increasing fossil fuels through such methods as coal mining,
hydraulic fracturing and offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, a pattern consistent with a 2016 Pew Research Center survey.
The definition of
hydraulic fracturing adopted
by the UK coalition government has all the hallmarks of industry influence,
finds DeSmog UK.
These companies are benefiting from the huge investments needed to explore, produce, process and transport oil and gas unlocked from previously inaccessible dense rock formations through advances in
hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, according to the
findings by Houston - based energy analyst firm IHS.
People who want to know how
hydraulic fracturing is actually done — and what chemicals are actually used, even in specific states — can
find a wealth of information at well - designed industry websites provided
by Chesapeake Energy, the Ground Water Protection Council and Halliburton.