The fracturing of the american corporate elite advances the surprising argument that american ceos, seemingly more powerful today than ever, have abrogated the key leadership role they once played in addressing national challenges, with grave consequences for. Key impacts of dirty drilling at the state and national level. Top texas scientists to release fracking impact study. Hydraulic fracturing involves safely tapping shale and other tight. Few subjects in contemporary american life would seem riper for a big social novel than fracking. Fracture is an anthology about fracking that will be published by ice cube press in 2016. Despite glorious and patriotic ads on tv, extraction of natural gas by fracking contradicts every aspect of environmental thinking a topic that deserves at least a book. Fracking has raised concerns over its economic and environmental consequences. The fracking truth is a primer on americas ongoing energy revolution, but its also a call to action. Constantly in the news and the subject of much public debate, fracking, as it is known for short, is one of the most promising yet controversial methods of extracting natural gas and oil.
Reading is also a great way to learn the culture of the area you are travelling through. Steven purcellcorbis david cameron has argued that the uk should go all. Fracking science and history by local rag staff august 1, 2014 as with any hotbutton issue, it is generally easy to find opinions on hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. The oil and gas industry has failed itself and failed the american public by doing a poor job of educating the public on fracking and related technologies that have created the american energy revolution. Its proponents claim that it is a clean, environmentally friendly and abundant source of cheap natural gas. The boom and greg zuckermans the frackers are the best two books on the shale revolution that i have read.
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Compendium of scientific, medical, and media findings. The best american science and nature writing 2011 includes atul gawande, jonathan franzen, deborah blum, malcolm gladwell, oliver sacks, jon mooallem. Jan 15, 2016 fracking america is highly recommended for anyone studying the subject at any level, whether they are newcomers to fracking or activists who have only researched environmental impact, and need to fill in the blanks on political processes and impacts that hold important questions about american freedoms and political maneuvering. The accident highlighted ongoing concerns about whats in fracking fluids and wastewater, and whether they pose a threat to human health or the environment. It is a crossover book that meets the demanding standards of academic scholarship, while also being easily readable by the general population. Fracking in the american mind 2012 center for climate. If you want a solid scientific analysis, this is not the book for you. I have read several fracking books dont misread this term. Both are by well regarded journalists and zuckerman had done a great job telling the tale of john paulsons great mortgage short bet. One of the concerns raised by the public has been about the millions of gallons of fracking fluid required during the process, and its potential to contaminate groundwater and drinking water sources. Research has only recently begun to assess fracking impacts to surrounding environments, and very little research is aimed at determining effects on aquatic biodiversity and contaminant biomagnification. Nov 17, 2016 hydraulic fracturing has been inferred to trigger the majority of injectioninduced earthquakes in western canada, in contrast to the midwestern united states where massive saltwater disposal is the dominant triggering mechanism.
Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring. The fracking truth by chris faulkner overdrive rakuten. Fracking, in natural gas and petroleum production, injection of a fluid at high pressure into an underground rock formation in order to open fissures and allow trapped gas or crude oil to flow through a pipe to a wellhead at the surface. The boom and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Mooney, chris, scientific american, 00368733, nov2011, vol. Path to sustainable energy by 2030 in scientific american, presenting a plan for. Unconventional natural gas development and hydraulic fracturing practices fracking are increasing worldwide due to global energy demands. Fracking and one insiders stand against the worlds most powerful industry andrew nikiforuk. The complete story of the shale revolution, the fight over fracking, and the future of energy by gary sernovitz isbn. Fracking is a process in which liquid mixed with sand and chemicals get injected underground at a high pressure into a wellbore to make it easier to extract the gas and oil which we use every day. Anthony ingraffea, an engineering professor at cornell university and an expert on the controversial technique to drill natural gas, has had much to say, especially since he attended a march meeting in arlington, va. Theories, operations, and economic analysis introduces the basic characteristics and theories surrounding hydraulic fracturing and the main process of fracturing in shale, including the main workflow, the details in case analysis, and the fundamental differences between theory, study, and practical operation. Brasch, is a comprehensive and welldocumented look at the impacts of a controversial process to extract gas and oil from more than a mile below the earths surface.
The best allaround book yet on fracking san francisco chronicle from a pulitzer prize finalist. Hydraulic fracturing in unconventional reservoirs 1st. Today, the combination of advanced hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, employing cuttingedge technologies, is mostly responsible for surging u. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing to give its proper name, has become part of our lives recently, due to the massive exploitation of americas shale oil and gas fields. It also provided a neat insight into the industry without the political and environmental rhetoric that is found in many other books about modernday drilling practices. Jan 28, 2014 anti fracking protesters on the march in salford. Induced hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracturing, commonly known as fracking, is a. Her current book, saudi america, is somewhat brief, but an easy read. Yet, as this book shows, it comes at a cost to the local. Hydraulic fracturing has been inferred to trigger the majority of injectioninduced earthquakes in western canada, in contrast to the midwestern united states where massive saltwater disposal is the dominant triggering mechanism. Ohio universitychillicothe, author of disaster recovery and qualitative disaster research. Steven purcellcorbis david cameron has argued that the uk should go all out for shale gas. Proaction and the politics of fracking science the.
Along the way it has stirred up controversy, with passionate opponents fighting against the oil companies. Using national survey data to understand public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing author links open overlay panel hilary boudet a christopher clarke b dylan bugden a edward maibach b connie roserrenouf b anthony leiserowitz c. Key impacts of dirty drilling at the state and national level in colorado, fracking has already damaged 57,000 acres of land, equal to onethird of the acreage in the states park system. How fracking ignited the american energy revolution and changed the world. Hydraulic fracturing involves safely tapping shale and other tightrock. The truth about fracking scientific american, 305 5 2011, pp. A templatebased earthquake catalog from a seismically active canadian shale play, combined with comprehensive injection data. Gold does a great job at making sure the book is interesting to the laymen, as well as informative enough for interested parties. The science behind the controversy is an important book that should be read by anyone concerned or interested in shale gas or the issues surrounding fracking. Yes, rational ignorance is completely justified here, but only as long as that ignorance is acknowledged. How americas shale gas boom is threatening our families, pets, and food.
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Touted as a greener alternative and a means to reduce dependence on foreign oil, natural gas development is an important part of american energy policy. Nov 05, 2012 in communities across the us, people are hearing more and more about a controversial oil and gas extraction technique called hydraulic fracturing aka, hydrofracking. How fracking ignited the american energy revolution and changed. Unlocking americas natural gas resources august 2017. In communities across the us, people are hearing more and more about a controversial oil and gas extraction technique called hydraulic fracturing aka, hydrofracking.
Using national survey data to understand public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing. May 07, 20 the fracturing of the american corporate elite advances the surprising argument that american ceos, seemingly more powerful today than ever, have abrogated the key leadership role they once played in addressing national challenges, with grave consequences for american society. The debate has become harsh, and sci entists are speaking out. Most of the information i see about fracking fits into two categories. Positiveattitudestowardfrackingareassociatedwithstrongsupport. Written by a veterinarian and a pharmacologist, the book combines scientific studies and data with anecdotal. Today, 90 percent of natural gas wells use fracking. Rao is astute at presenting science forregularpeople and cleareyed that the boom market for. Hydraulic fracturing of the deep rock beneath our feet is revolutionizing energy production, power generation and global energy demand. Though highly effective, the processwhich fractures. In a dynamite example of investigative journalism, muckraker nikiforuk the energy of slaves chronicles the environmental devastation wrought by the hydraulic fr. Americans uninformed about fracking says new study reddit. Risk, impacts, and protest against hydraulic fracking in u. Howarth and ingraffea spoke from cornell, where they also released a paper pdf that is about to be published by the.
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