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Abstract Southwestern Pennsylvania (SWPA) has long been an energy extractive periphery, continuously remade through cycles of dispossession and accumulation. Here we examine the changing dynamics of private property in these cycles and its central role in the latest phase of extraction—unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD).
Owen Harrington, Jennifer Baka
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Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking , has experienced exponential growth, mainly in the United States due to the development of the shale gas energy market.
Carla Vázquez Morales +2 more
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US Foreign Policy and the Gulf States: Changing Dynamics in a Multipolar World
ABSTRACT This article focuses on US foreign policy toward the Gulf from Obama's Pivot to Asia to the initial period of the second Trump administration. It situates the role of the US within the broader context of the global energy transition and the Gulf states as geopolitical actors in a multipolar world order.
Steven Wright
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Conventional hydraulic fracturing techniques typically consume large amounts of water when producing shale gas. Fracking fluids may cause environmental pollution. In contrast, supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) (above 31.8°C, 7.29 MPa) can displace CH4
Ran Zhang +4 more
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Assembling for Water: The Prefigurative Politics of Land Futures in Argentina
Abstract As in other areas of Argentina, residents from the Norte Neuquino in the northwestern reaches of Patagonia are concerned about the recent advancements of extractivism onto their territories. Their analysis is clear: the environmental crisis is directly linked to a democratic one, and they engage in a wide range of actions to envision and enact
Mattias Borg Rasmussen +1 more
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Groundwater use in the Eagle Ford Shale: some policy recommendations
Advances in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and horizontal drilling have allowed oil and gas companies to tap into Texas’ previously inaccessible shale reserves.
Maxwell Philipp Steadman +6 more
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Hashtagging Politics: Transnational Anti-Fracking Movement Twitter Practices
I examine a 2-week window into an environmental movement trying to gain traction in the public sphere, centered on a transnational day of action calling for a ban on the drilling technology, high-volume hydraulic fracturing, the Global Frackdown. Twitter
Jill E. Hopke
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Devil and angel shifts in collective action: A call for integration and improvements
Abstract Devil and Angel Shifts are commonly applied concepts in policy research. Using the two concepts in related but different theoretical frameworks – the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) – provokes potential challenges of cross‐theoretical dialogue, the establishment of methodological best practices, and ...
Johanna Hornung +2 more
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Plastics in dermatology: A review and solutions
This review explores the environmental and health impacts of plastics, particularly microplastics in dermatological products. It discusses the plastic life cycle, routes of exposure, health risks and provides science‐based recommendations to reduce plastic use in dermatology.
Eugene Tan, Susanne Saha, Dennis Niebel
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Shale Gas in the United States: Transforming Energy Security in the Twenty-first Century
The United States is the biggest energy consumer in the world, accentuating its energy security priorities in twen- ty-first century geopolitics. As an alternative to oil, shale gas has modified today’s economic and global political scenario, providing ...
María Luisa Parraguez Kobek +2 more
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