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Shale Gas info
- An introduction for those not familiar with shale gas
- Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction
- How do you access Shale Gas? A view of the lifecycle (QOGA)
- Is extraction of shale gas by hydraulic fracturing safe?
- Ministère de l'ecologie, du développement durable, des transports et du logement: Le gaz de schiste
- Prospects for Shale Gas in Europe
- Shale gas: an energy saviour?
- Shale Gas: Global Game Changer
- The Path to Successful Development of Shale Gas in Europe
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Tag Archives: shale gas
It’s a gas…
Well it must be a gas if you are heading up an investment company that is just about to float on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market). 3Legs Resources, the company who have applied for the Cahors permit and another very … Continue reading
Act now! Write to the Senate
The Anti Gaz et Huile de Schiste collectif have drafted a letter to be sent to your representative at the Senate before the continued reading of the proposed law and amendments. Maybe it is not too late to influence the … Continue reading
Mayhem in the senate?
My speed reading of French isn’t brilliant, but I gather that there was mayhem in the Senate during the debate about the law to ban hydraulic fracturing, as there were not enough UMP senators there to make a majority, so … Continue reading
Shaken but not stirred – a Cuadrilla cocktail?
I have had a helpful reply from Brian Baptie at BGS about the Blackpool earthquakes, with a link to their updated analysis They have indeed placed instruments closer to the Preese Hall site since April 1st, and the conclusion is … Continue reading
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European Shale Gas is still Hot Air
The economic argument may be the strongest ally for the NO campaign. A report in the Wall Street Journal points out that the production costs of gas from shale in Europe will be considerably higher than they are in the … Continue reading
Shale Boom slowing down?
The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC) has an interesting viewpoint on shale gas in this weeks ODAC newsletter Plans to revolutionise energy markets through shale gas fracking provoked mixed reactions this week. A study by scientists from Duke University (see … Continue reading
Panel to set new standards for US gas extraction
In the New York Times of 6th May is a report about the Obama administration forming a panel of experts to form new standards for gas extraction, to find ways to make hydraulic fracturing safer and cleaner. Already the industry … Continue reading
Wording of proposed law watered down
As I suspected, at the meeting on 4th May, the wording of the proposed law to ban fracking has been modified before the reading on 10th. The part about public consultation has been removed and other changes made. As I … Continue reading
Can the fracking water be cleaned?
An article in Forbes is looking at ways to clean water that is recovered during fracking, so that it can be safely returned to the water supply. All well and good, but basically it just shows us that at the … Continue reading
Bringing issues to the surface
That well blowout in Bradford County on April 19 has brought more than just contaminated water to the surface. The time it takes to get an expert response team on site in the event of an accident could be a … Continue reading
