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Water Usage Fracking Has Increased Dramatically, Study Shows
2015-07-02 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Oil and natural gas fracking requires 28 times more water now than it did 15 years ago, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The increased water demand is attributed to the development of new, water-intensive technologies that target fossil fuels in complicated geological formations, the researchers say. The amount of water used varies greatly with location, the study found. A fracking operation in southern Illinois, for example, can use as little as 2,600 gallons of water each time...
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Fracking could impact house prices and environment, admits government report
2015-07-02 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A newly released government report has admitted that houses close to fracking operations in the UK could see their value fall by up to 7% and the process could cause environmental damage. The report was published in full for the first time this week after a decision by data watchdog the Information Commissioners Office forced the government to publish the unredacted report. The government has stated the paper is not analytically robust and includes early, often vague, assumptions which are...
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Fracking could hurt house prices, health and environment, official report says
2015-07-02 15:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Fracking operations to extract shale gas in Britain could cause nearby house prices to fall by up to 7% and create a risk of environmental damage, according to a government report that has been published in full for the first time. Entitled Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) document was released on Wednesday after a freedom of information battle. An official assessment of the impact of fracking, it warned that leakage of waste fluids...
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Fracking 'could lower house prices'
2015-07-01 21:00:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Fracking could reduce house prices, increase traffic and noise and damage the landscape in rural communities, according to a draft official report.
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Water Use Fracking Has Skyrocketed, Stressing Drought-Ridden States
2015-07-01 16:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Fracking operations in the U.S. have gotten thirstier in the last 15 years, consuming more than 28 times the water they did a mere 15 years ago. A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the American Geophysical Union, shows that not only has the number of such operations grown as fracking has expanded its reach and improved technology has allowed drilling in harder to reach locations, but individual wells are consuming more water as well. The median amount of water...
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