The Fracking Debate : : The Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution / / Daniel Raimi.
Over roughly the past decade, oil and gas production in the United States has surged dramatically-thanks largely to technological advances such as high-volume hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as "fracking." This rapid increase has generated widespread debate, with proponents touti...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2018] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Center on Global Energy Policy Series
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. WHAT IS FRACKING?
- 3. DOES FRACKING CONTAMINATE WATER?
- 4. WILL FRACKING MAKE ME SICK?
- 5. DOES FRACKING CAUSE EARTHQUAKES?
- 6. IS THERE ANY REGULATION ON FRACKING?
- 7. IS FRACKING GOOD OR BAD FOR CLIMATE CHANGE?
- 8. WILL FRACKING MAKE THE UNITED STATES ENERGY INDEPENDENT?
- 9. IS FRACKING GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY?
- 10. WILL FRACKING SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD?
- 11. DO PEOPLE LIVING NEAR FRACKING LOVE IT OR HATE IT?
- 12. WHAT'S NEXT?
- Notes
- Index