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Does fracking cause earthquakes?
2015-12-06 07:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Fracking has revolutionised the US energy market, with oil and gas extraction lowering household gas prices, reducing energy costs, while helping make the country energy self-sufficient. Considered faster and more efficient than other methods of extraction, the process involves injecting large volumes of water, chemicals, and sand at high pressure deep underground to dislodge oil and gas. The oil and gas are separated from the water, which is then pumped deep underground for storage in injection...
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Fracking with super critical CO2
2015-12-02 13:03:36| Oil IT Journal - www.oilit.com
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers trial waterless frack fluid with partner Chesapeake.
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Counties oppose bills to pre-empt fracking bans
2015-11-28 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tallahassee Democrat: County commissioners across Florida are opposing a push by lawmakers that would short-circuit their ability to regulate or ban fracking in their communities. About 20 counties, from Leon to Miami-Dade, and nearly 40 cities, including Tallahassee, have passed resolutions or ordinances banning fracking, an unconventional drilling technique thats generated controversy over environmental and health concerns. As of late October, the bans were in place in cities and counties representing roughly 8...
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Florida counties fight fracking push
2015-11-28 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Dozens of Florida cities and counties oppose a plan to give the state control over the oil and gas exploration process known as fracking. The Tallahassee Democrat (http://on.tdo.com/1Hv8W9C ) reported on Saturday that 20 counties and nearly 40 cities in Florida have passed regulations banning fracking. The cities and counties represent about 8 million people or 43 percent of the state's population. Two Republican legislators, Rep. Ray Rodrigues of Estero and Sen. Garrett Richter of Naples, have...
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Much ado about fracking
2015-11-27 21:53:32| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Hydraulic fracturing can open vast stores of cheap natural gas, to the benefit of North Americas chemical and plastics industry. The weird part is that, after more than 60 years, the process has suddenly become a lightning rod for controversy, and even outright bans. Heres why. The post Much ado about fracking appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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