Fracking Boom Could Mean Up To 12% More Carbon Emissions

Friday, October 17, 2014 - 14:40 in Physics & Chemistry

Better get our heads out of the sand and run. Credit: Peter Byrne/PABy Erik Bichard, University of SalfordThe consistent message from those who would seek to exploit shale gas is that it has three distinct advantages over existing forms of fossil fuel energy: it is cheap, it has a lower influence on global warming, and it reduces the reliance in foreign imports. read more

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