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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

New Report on Water Impacts of Shale Gas Development

New Report on Water Impacts of Shale Gas Development

By Edward Dodge
Northeast Debates Benefits And Dangers Of Hydrofracking
On September 12 World Resources Institute had an event to unveil their new report on the fresh water impacts of shale gas development. The WRI report examines the availability of freshwater across shale plays globally. Shale resources of natural gas, natural gas liquids and tight oil are extracted using hydrofracking techniques that require substantial quantities

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