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2) Fracking
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"Natural gas can be found underground in more than two dozens states in the United States. While this clean-burning fossil fuel might be the answer to US dependence on overseas oil, the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing is causing severe ecological harm. Clear, concise explanations of fracking will introduce readers to one of the hottest political and environmental topics of our time. Detailed sidebars offer additional information about...
3) Fracking
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"... covers the controversies of the fracking industry, examining the different perspectives and the potential risks and benefits of fracking ..."--Amazon.
6) Fracking
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"Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as 'fracking', is a method of extracting natural gas and petroleum resources from rock formations deep within the earth ... Environmentalists and ordinary citizens alike are concerned that ... fracking [by the fossil fuel industry] poses [dangers] to humans and the environment ... The viewpoints in this resource examine the fracking debate from both pro and anti stances"--Introduction.
7) Fracking
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Describes the origins, development, and modern uses of fracking, as well as its positive and negative aspects. Features color photographs, discussion questions, further resources, and organizations to contact.
8) Oil
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A collection of controversial essays that debate issues concerning the global oil crisis including the effects of foreign oil on the U.S. and international relations, and oil drilling in parts of the Arctic regions.
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Answers commonly asked questions about hydrofracking. Offers information on types of fossil fuels, the hydrofracking process, and the case for and against it. Also discusses the future of fracking. Includes a list of chemicals used in the process, a glossary, and further reading.
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"Tells the story of the energy boom's impact on a small town at the edge of Appalachia--and one woman's transformation from a struggling single parent to an unlikely activist. Stacey Haney is a local nurse working hard to raise two kids and keep up her small farm when the fracking industry comes to her hometown of Amity, Pennsylvania. Intrigued by reports of lucrative natural gas leases in her neighbors' mailboxes, she strikes a deal with a Texas-based...
11) Natural gas
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Explores all facets of natural gas resources in North America, investigating the natural history, human use, technology, environmental impact, and economic significance.
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She came back for vacation. If she's not careful, she might leave in a body bag…
Philosophy grad student Jessica James isn't thrilled to be back home in Montana. But her boring summer break becomes a nightmare when her cousin dies at the local sawmill. Devastated by the death, she can't help but draw connections between the supposed accident and her own father's unsolved demise…
With the mill's owner pushing hard to start fracking on Native American...
14) The real cost of fracking: how America's shale gas boom is threatening our families, pets, and food
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A pharmacologist and a veterinarian pull back the curtain on the human and animal health effects of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”
Across the country, fracking—the extraction of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing—is being touted as the nation’s answer to energy independence and a fix for a flagging economy. Drilling companies assure us that the process is safe, politicians push through...
Across the country, fracking—the extraction of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing—is being touted as the nation’s answer to energy independence and a fix for a flagging economy. Drilling companies assure us that the process is safe, politicians push through...
15) Walk the wire
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"Amos Decker, the FBI consultant with a perfect memory, and Alex Jamison FBI. Return to solve a gruesome murder of a young woman named Irene Cramer, in a booming North Dakota oil fracking town. The promise of a second gold rush has attracted an onslaught of newcomers all hoping for a windfall, bringing with them problems, including drugs, property crimes, prostitution and now a gruesome murder."--Publisher description.
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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,...