Opponents of fracking are now focusing on gas pipelines that
conduct fracked gas from other states underneath New York.
Not exact matches
The well surveys were
conducted only in the
gas - rich counties that would be the epicenter of the state's
fracking industry if it were ever to become legal.
The Fossil Energy Research program
conducts research on nascent carbon capture and storage technology in addition to oil and
gas drilling technology, including
fracking.
A study
conducted over three years by the Colorado School of Public Health concluded that
fracking can contribute to «acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural
gas drilling sites».
For more information, go to
Fracking and air pollution According to the study
conducted by professor Robert W. Howarth of Cornell University, «3.6 % to 7.9 % of the methane from shale -
gas production escapes to the atmosphere in venting and leaks over the lifetime of a well.»
The history behind the shale
gas boom remained relatively unknown until late 2011, when researchers at the Breakthrough Institute
conducted an extensive investigation revealing the role that federal agencies like the Department of Energy and the National Laboratories played in supporting
gas industry experimentation with shale
fracking.