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America's Unevenly Distributed Resurgence In Manufacturing Has Started In The Shale Fields
2013-11-04 23:27:17| Electronics - Topix.net
Our economy is straining at the bit to grow out of the Great Recession. You wouldn't know that from the dreary news on both the jobs and GDP growth front.
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Ukraine to sign $10bn shale gas exploration deal with Chevron
2013-11-04 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The Ukrainian government is ready to sign a $10bn shale gas production-sharing deal with US-based energy company Chevron.
Marcellus Shale fracking wells use 5 million gallons of water apiece
2013-10-31 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Forget about residents. Forget about fish. The streams and rivers of Pennsylvania and West Virginia are being heavily tapped to quench the growing thirst of the fracking industry. According to a new report, each of the thousands of fracking wells drilled to draw gas and oil out of the Marcellus Shale formation in those two states uses an average of 4.1 to 5.6 million gallons of fresh water. That`s more than the amount of water used by fracking wells in three other big shale formations around the...
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U.K. Fracking Review Sees Low Risk to Health From Shale Drilling
2013-10-31 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Risks to the public from shale-gas drilling are expected to be low as long as operations are well-regulated, a U.K. government-backed body said in a draft report. Public Health England anticipates a low risk to public health from direct releases of chemicals and radioactive material if shale gas extraction is properly operated and regulated, it said, seeking comments for the final report. Prime Minister David Camerons government has proposed the worlds most generous tax system to encourage...
Shale gas fracking a low risk to public health, review finds
2013-10-31 08:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The risks to public health from emissions caused by fracking for shale oil and gas are low as long as operations are properly run and regulated, the British government's health agency said on Thursday. Public Health England (PHE) said in a review that any health impacts were likely to be minimal from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which involves the pumping of water and chemicals into dense shale formations deep underground. Environmental campaigners have staged large anti-fracking protests...
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