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Top Canadian scientists urge cautious approach to fracking until more known of impact
2014-05-01 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: A report from a panel of top Canadian scientists is urging a go-slow approach to the booming industry of hydraulic natural gas fracking. So little is known about the long-term impacts of extracting gas by fracturing rock beds with high-pressure fluids that scientists and regulators need to start now to understand how to develop the resource safely and cleanly, said co-author Rick Chalaturnyk, an engineering professor at the University of Alberta. Perhaps cautionary is the right philosophy,...
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