Sentences with phrase «of fracking»

The promise of cheap energy supplies and jobs in the oil and gas sector have often overshadowed concerns over the environmental impact of fracking.

The increased use of fracking — a disruptive technology change — played a key role in the energy sector's value trap.

We may in the end find there are very REAL effects of fracking.

As well as concerns about climate change, opponents of fracking point to a host of public health and environmental concerns.

By deciding the risks of fracking are too great, the state never gets around to balancing them against any potential rewards.

Large volumes of wastewater are produced in the process of fracking.

«While restricting the disposal of fracking fluids to the environment was important, it's not enough,» he said.

The report appears to have been intended to be included in the state's ongoing environmental review of fracking.

He says there is a «rising level of frustration» among supporters of fracking.

That's the light from huge numbers of fracking sites burning off excess gas.

But whenever a major politician visits the region, the issue of fracking is often on the agenda, whether they like it or not.

In the weeks leading up to the election, the governor shifted his rhetoric on a state study of fracking's health risks to indicate it could be close to completion.

And she believes the calls for more studies and regulations of fracking are unnecessary.

It's not solar or wind power that is cutting into the coal industry — but the explosion in natural gas as a result of fracking.

Russian oil and gas, the reigning first and second largest reserve holders, are expanding because of fracking, and that is very bad.

Meanwhile, the scientific studies that do exist suggest there are inconvenient truths for both sides of the fracking debate to confront.

Many experts say that concern about the environmental consequences of fracking and other new drilling technologies may be the biggest obstacle to the continued growth of this newfound domestic energy supply.

No citizen notification or input will be allowed on any part of the fracking industry.

He says he plans to impress upon them the benefits of fracking.

In the case of fracking, we need to consider the ways in which increased oil - and - gas production contributes to economic growth and thereby helps the working class.

For instance, there may be perfectly legitimate reasons to protest about the development of fracking.

The boom in the disclosure of fracking - fluid components has occurred despite the fact that the federal government has yet to weigh in with its own rules.

And that's without even considering the climate impacts of the fossil - fuel mining binge, or the many hazards of fracking.

The plan is one of several recent moves to increase federal oversight of fracking.

Wind is going head to head with natural gas at the heart of the fracking boom — and wind is winning.

The economics of the fracking revolution are also overwhelmingly positive.

With the advent of fracking, the chances for renewables being cost - competitive becomes greatly reduced.

It also advises against trying to do a site specific quantitative risk assessment of fracking, saying there are too many variables and that too many assumptions would have to be made.

• With the proper regulations in place, can you conceive of an environmentally sound form of fracking?

At least one aspect of fracking's risks to drinking water became a little clearer this week.

This increase in production has been brought on by a combination of fracking and horizontal drilling.

The final statement also expresses concerns about the danger of spills and run off of fracking - contaminated water, as well as, possibly, earthquakes.

It's hard to believe that just a few years ago, virtually no one had heard of fracking; our archives for 2009 include only 192 stories on the topic.

I also believe that the method of fracking is much worse overall for methane emissions than conventional gas drilling methods.

He drew applause with his embrace of fracking, and his attack on the Common Core.

It's not going to represent the death of fracking.

Before production can commence, the well must be «completed» by removal of the fracking fluids, which contain gas that can escape to the air.

Pressure tests, called mechanical integrity tests, will be required in order to confirm that the wells can contain the extraordinary forces of fracking, before the fracking process itself can be performed.

There are now about 14,000 gas wells in the area, and it is there that the environmental fallout of fracking has been most pronounced.

That's not an endorsement of fracking, it's simply a statement of fact.

But these are not the complaints of the fracking protesters.

This resource can support activists in challenging the power of the fracking industry.

The project's next phase will be to track visible surface impacts of fracking.

Men express more support than women for building nuclear power plants, more offshore drilling, and increased use of fracking.

One of the biggest known dangers of fracking is contamination of land, including soil and water sources.

The state's environmental review of fracking is in the final stages.

Of course, if the State really wants these facts, why hasn't it done a proper study of fracking's socio - economic impacts?

It's been because natural gas got really cheap as a consequence of fracking.

The short video should focus on educating people about the hazards of fracking and gas company propaganda and be no more than three minutes long.