The fracking debate : the risks, benefits, and uncertainties of the shale revolution / Daniel Raimi.

By:

Raimi, Daniel [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Center on Global Energy Policy seriesPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (x, 262 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780231545716
0231545711

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fracking debate.DDC classification:

363.11/96223383 23

LOC classification:

TD195.G3

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Contents:

What is fracking? -- Does fracking contaminate water? -- Will fracking make me sick? -- Does fracking cause earthquakes? -- Is there any regulation on fracking? -- Is fracking good or bad for climate change? -- Will fracking make the United States energy independent? -- Is fracking good for the economy? -- Will fracking spread around the world? -- Do people living near fracking love it or hate it? -- What's next? -- Epilogue.

Summary: 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 touting economic and energy-security benefits and opponents highlighting the environmental and social risks of increased oil and gas production. Despite the heated debate, neither side has a monopoly on the facts. In this book, Daniel Raimi gives a balanced and accessible view of oil and gas development, clearly and thoroughly explaining the key issues surrounding the shale revolution.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 touting economic and energy-security benefits and opponents highlighting the environmental and social risks of increased oil and gas production. Despite the heated debate, neither side has a monopoly on the facts. In this book, Daniel Raimi gives a balanced and accessible view of oil and gas development, clearly and thoroughly explaining the key issues surrounding the shale revolution.