…opposite sign.” The EPA has reported that petroleum and natural gas systems, including fracking, constituted the second largest sector in terms of greenhouse gas emissions (see the EPA interactive map…
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…more intensive, “unconventional” industrial process that is being used to extract natural gas from shale formations — called hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking” — and the waste gas that seeps out….
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…be influenced not only by geopolitical factors but also advanced industrial techniques such as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” that have the potential to open up new resources, but don’t come…
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…crossing the line into advocacy. Assignment 3 due in class. Readings: “Fracking, shale gas and health effects: Research roundup,” Journalist’s Resource, Sept. 6, 2012. M.A. Palmer, et al., “Mountaintop Mining…
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…so I arranged to visit one of their stores in Shanghai. And I remembered from my previous research how big this natural gas and fracking boom had become in the…
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…while 2012 was a less severe year, a Stage 2 drought was declared. Increased energy exploration is also playing a role: the “fracking” process used to extract natural gas and…
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…National Attitudes Toward Energy Policy and Global Warming.” The authors are members of the Scholars Strategy Network, where this post originally appeared. Keywords: renewable energy, nuclear power, natural gas, fracking…
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…potential public health impacts of lower vaccination rates? Minimum wage. This issue is always a political “football.” Do we have empirical evidence supporting one side or the other? Fracking and…
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…fracking and energy firms could eventually see investment dry up in the short-term if oil prices remains this low. And lower prices for fossil fuels may well postpone the hard…
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…location of hazardous waste sites.” Looking for more research on pollution? We’ve covered wastewater effluent, fracking and groundwater, and environmental regulations’ effects on jobs. Want to know if there’s a…
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