Hydrofracking / Alex Prud'homme.
By: Prud'homme, Alex.
Material type: TextSeries: What everyone needs to know: Publisher: Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, [2013]Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.Description: xviii, 184 p. ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199311255 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780199311262 (hbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Hydraulic fracturing | Shale gas reservoirs | Oil wells -- Hydraulic fracturing | Gas wells -- Hydraulic fracturingDDC classification: 622/.3383Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.
Part I. Hydrofracking : what, how, and where?. Energy in context : a fossil fuel primer ; What ; How ; Where -- Part II. Hydrofracking : the debate. The case for hydrofracking ; The case against hydrofracking -- Part III. Hydrofracking : today and tomorrow. The future of fracking -- Conclusion. Beyond hydrofracking.
Hydrofracking has become a decisive environmental issue in America pitting opponents, who say it's pollutioning ground water, air, and lacks industry oversight, while proponents argue that fraking has created jobs, spurred industry, lowered carbon emissions, and provided an economic boon.
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