Screen LibraryRisks and risk governance in shale gas development : summary of two workshops /
"Natural gas in deep shale formations, which can be developed by hydraulic fracturing and associated technologies (often collectively referred to as "fracking") is dramatically increasing production of natural gas in the United States, where significant gas deposits exist in formation...
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The National Academies Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Natural gas in deep shale formations, which can be developed by hydraulic fracturing and associated technologies (often collectively referred to as "fracking") is dramatically increasing production of natural gas in the United States, where significant gas deposits exist in formations that underlie many states. Major deposits of shale gas exist in many other countries as well. Proponents of shale gas development point to several kinds of benefits, for instance, to local economies and to national "energy independence". Shale gas development has also brought increasing expression of concerns |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 142 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142). |
| ISBN: |
9780309312578 : 0309312574 |
| Index Number: | TD195 |
| CLC: | F471.262 |
| Call Number: | F471.262/S839 |
| Contents: | Workshop 1 : risks of unconventional shale gas development -- Workshop 2 : governance or risks of shale gas development. |