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Fracking growth [PDF]

open access: possible, 2014
This paper estimates the effect of the shale oil and gas boom in the United States on local economic outcomes. The main source of exogenous variation to be explored is the location of previously unexplored shale deposits. These have become technologically recoverable through the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling.
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Fracking in the Yukon

2021
Abstract Presenting the book’s second empirical case study, this chapter examines resistance to fracking in Canada’s Yukon territory, considering the transnational political economy dynamics of local energy negotiations. By tracing local responses to fracking, the chapter reveals the ways in which finance, ownership, and trade provoke ...
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The Truth about Fracking

Scientific American, 2011
The article discusses hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, a method used to harvest natural gas from shale layers, and examines the possibility that fracking can pollute drinking water. Horizontal fracking, which is done using large amounts of water and chemicals, is being researched by scientists and engineers such as Anthony Ingraffea as a ...
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Geoscience: Fracking fundamentals

Nature, 2014
Scientists in the United States who are looking to ride the gas-exploration boom can find a variety of options for employment, from chemical research to environmental monitoring.
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Fracking in Africa

2016
Substantial environmental concerns have accompanied the shale boom in developed countries where the vast majority of fracking has occurred to date. There is more reason for concern in the developing world where nations enjoy far less governance capacity.
Caitlin Corrigan, Ilia Murtazashvili
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Fracking kills: when it's an asteroid doing the fracking

New Scientist, 2013
Massive releases of greenhouse gases when extraterrestrial rocks hit could be the missing X factor behind mass ...
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The Double Trigger for Mortgage Default: Evidence from the Fracking Boom

Management Science, 2021
Chris Cunningham   +2 more
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