Fracking a reference handbook
Hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells -- known commonly as "fracking" -- has been in use in the United States for more than half a century. In recent years, however, massive expansion of shale gas fracturing across the nation has put fracking in the public eye. Is fracking a "win...
| Main Author: | Newton, David E. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO,
[2015]
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Contemporary world issues.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Background and history : The genesis of fossil fuels ; Oil and gas resources ; Exploring for oil and gas ; Drilling technology ; Petroleum chemistry ; A brief history of petroleum exploration ; The petroleum century ; The natural gas century ; Hydraulic fracturing
- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions : Peak oil and gas: still a looming threat or only a distant fantasy! ; Energy independence for the United States ; Benefits of fracking ; Opposition to fracking ; Problems associated with hydraulic fracturing ; Laws and regulations
- 3. Perspectives : Separating fact from hype / Trudy E. Bell ; Why fracking is beneficial / Bruce Everett ; The urgent need for global definition of terms in the reporting on fracking and seismic activity / Gina Hagler ; Fracking and the future of fresh water / Michael Pastorkovich ; Fracking by the numbers / John Rumpler ; Exploring alternative uses for fracking water / Lana Straub ; Fracking like it's your job: why worker safety in the fracking industry is so important / Laura Walter ; Feeding the fracking workforce: how worker nutrition supports health, safety and productivity / Christopher Wanjek
- 4. Profiles : American Gas Association ; American Petroleum Institute ; America's Natural Gas Alliance ; Chesapeake Climate Action Network ; Consumer Energy Alliance ; H. John Eastman (1905-1985) ; Terry Engelder ; Environment America ; Food & Water Watch ; Ground Water Protection Council ; Erle P. Halliburton (1892-1957) ; William Hart (1797-1865) ; Independent Petroleum Association of America ; Anthony R. Ingraffea (1947-) ; International Energy Agency ; Interstate Natural Gas Association of America ; Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission ; E. W. Marland (1874-1941) ; Aubrey McClendon (1959-) ; George Mitchell (1919-2013) ; The National Association of Royalty Owners ; No Fracked Gas in Mass ; Edward A. L. Roberts (1829-1881) ; The Endocrine Disruption Exchange ; Tom L. Ward (1959-) ; Waterkeeper Aliance
- 5. Data and documents : Data ; Documents
- 6. Resources for further research
- Chronology.