Kort, first author of a paper on the findings published in Geophysical Research Letters, says the controversial
natural gas extraction technique of hydraulic fracturing is not the main culprit.
Scientific findings — and a lack of them — played a starring role in a controversial decision earlier this week by Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to essentially ban
the natural gas extraction technique known as fracking in the Empire State.
Not exact matches
The Department of Environmental Conservation announced late today that it was releasing a revised set of recommendations for managing, but not ending,
natural gas extraction using the contentious hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,
technique.
Likewise, the
extraction of oil and
natural gas using enhanced recovery
techniques, and handling of injected and produced water, raise state and federal concerns for oil,
gas, and geothermal energy production.