Sentences with phrase «for shale»

In addition, wastewater treatment is becoming a larger concern in areas of the country where drilling for shale gas requires the use and disposal of massive volumes of water.

If you include other large - scale projects such as the proposed plans to mine for shale gas in various parts of the UK and Potash in North Yorkshire you can see how conveyancers all over the country need to fully get to grips with what developments might impact their regions.

Some US cities including New York and Pittsburg are trying to halt local drilling for shale gas, with Philadelphia calling for at least a temporary ban on new wells in the watershed that serves the city.

Exploration for shale gas is already halted in Quebec, as an environmental review process continues.

In a predicted trade off for increasing support of renewables, the UK government has lifted its suspension of fracking for shale gas.

The US Energy Information Administration has reported that drilling for shale gas and light tight oil in the United States became much more efficient throughout the period 2007 — 2014.

Drilling for shale gas raises serious safety concerns and risks polluting water supplies — and it could take vital funding away from the clean energy solutions we know are safe and will work.

As the market for coal - fired electricity generation here in North America shrinks due to the rise of cheap natural gas - fired power (thanks to fracking for shale - gas), exports of coal from the US to overseas markets in Europe and Asia are sharply increasing.

The U.S. Chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy launched a «Shale Works for US» campaign focused on «galvanizing support for shale energy resources across America.»

Lovelock reiterated his support for fracking for shale gas, which has been strongly backed by David Cameron and the government but vigorously opposed by anti-fracking activists and local people at sites from Salford to Balcombe in West Sussex.

At its core, we believe that fracking for shale gas is a danger to New Yorkers.

But it was not until the late 1990's and early 2000's that the specific type of fracturing for shale, combined with horizontal drilling, was perfected.

Paterson implored the government to implement his four point plan: invest in small nuclear, go all out for shale gas, cut demand, and scrap climate targets.

But it doesn't require the building of a single windfarm, nor prevent companies exploring for shale gas.

Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist (winner of the Hayek prize), will speak on the potential for shale gas.

Yet while previous efforts have disagreed on the details, they have tended to assume a major role for shale.

Given the strength of support for shale gas in some quarters, however, it's unlikely to pass unchallenged.

These cuts have created new opportunities for the shale gas industry to fill a funding vacuum, with the SUNY system's coffers hollowed out and starved for cash.

Given the slow pace of change and long lead - times typical to the energy sector, it is amazing to note how different the global outlook for shale gas is today compared to last year.

For instance, these models couldn't have accounted for the shale gas revolution in the U.S., which has led to rapid reductions in emissions at great benefit to its economy nor for the costs and difficulties of integrating highly intermittent renewables into Germany's electrical grid.

The EIA report suggests that there is potential for shale oil production to increase non-OPEC supplies of liquid fuels substantially over the course of the IEO2013 projection.

David Cameron's government has snuck a new definition of fracking onto the statute books — allowing hydraulic fracturing for shale gas to take place outside the new regulatory regime.

Climate deniers Viscount Matt Ridley and Lord Nigel Lawson defended a controversial fracking U-turn by the Conservative - led government in the House of Lords last night that will reduce safety standards for shale gas exploration.

The new act will see national parks and groundwater protection zones at risk from fracking as the government backtracked on amendments agreed only weeks ago to increase the safety of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas.

Fracking lives to see another day in Britain as MPs overwhelmingly reject a proposal to place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for shale gas.

The US has reduced its coal consumption by 8 % largely because of fracking for shale gas.

In comparison, only 49 % approved of public financial support for nuclear, 57 % for clean coal and just 40 % said the government should provide support for shale gas.

Osborne called his new tax regime «the most generous for shale in the world».

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking for shale gas is the new wild frontier of the fossil - fuel industry, one they're keen to promote as a low - carbon alternative to high - polluting coal and oil.

Carbon Brief's new poll shows how little support there is for shale gas fracking in the UK.

No need for shale resources.

So it's no surprise that in his speech Thursday, Koch reportedly «dismissed concerns about pollution and environmental contamination raised with regard to fracking» and advocated drilling for shale gas.

They compared estimated emissions for shale gas, conventional gas, coal (surface - mined and deep - mined) and diesel oil, taking into account direct emissions of CO2 during combustion, indirect emissions of CO2 necessary to develop and use the energy source and methane emissions, which were converted to equivalent value of CO2 for global warming potential.

Just last week, however, the Cathles research showing lower emissions for shale gas did receive some attention — but mainly because Howarth issued a response saying he stands by his findings.

Cooper's favorable argument for shale gas is compelling because in such a life cycle analysis — where the entire process is assessed from extraction to power plant combustion — water requirements are lower in comparison to certain fuel types.

It would make it much harder for countries to ban or impose strong regulations on fracking for shale gas and other unconventional fossil fuels, for fear of having to pay millions in compensation: http://www.foeeurope.org/no-fracking-way-report-060314

What we're trying to do is send a message to stop exploitation of unconventional fossil fuels — which extends to new aggressive coal mining, and also to fracking the planet for shale gas.

Ruffalo, who lives near the Delaware River in the upstate New York region that was targeted for shale gas drilling, is one of many prominent public figures who pressed Cuomo long and hard to ban hydraulic fracturing, popularly known as fracking.

The study does indicate that EPA got it right when it required green completions for shale gas wells.

Their conclusion is that upstream emissions are low, 0.42 % of natural gas production (lower than we estimated for shale gas back in our April 2011 paper, and towards the low end of what we estimated for conventional natural gas).

Working closely with a global network of leading scientists and institutions, ReFINE focuses on researching the potential environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas and oil exploitation.

Their range of 2.3 - 7.7 % loss, with a best guess of 4 %, is slightly higher than Cornell's estimate of 2.2 - 3.8 % for shale - gas drilling and production.

In Romania, two proposals — opening Europe's largest open - cast gold mine and drilling for shale gas — drew thousands of protesters.

China is drilling ahead for shale gas, but the country faces economic, environmental and geologic challenges in tapping the resource

Drilling for shale gas may pose a safety hazard if there are water wells nearby.

Gas drilling contaminates drinking water Drilling for shale gas may pose a safety hazard if there are water wells nearby.

The Chinese are also attempting to mimic the U.S. in allowing companies other than the state - owned oil giants to begin exploring for shale gas, legally designating the resource as one that can be independently mined.

Prospects for shale gas — or natural gas from central Asia and Russia — suggest that China will move away from coal sooner rather than later, at least according to some analysts.

From Anhui to Xinjiang Chinese companies have begun to drill into the earth for shale gas.

In 2014, hydraulic fracturing for shale gas, taking place near Blackpool, United Kingdom, caused two minor earthquakes.