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FRACKING AND HISTORICIZING: On Deepened Time in West Texas

Cultural Anthropology, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 354-382, May 2025.
ABSTRACT This article draws on ethnographic research in the oil fields of West Texas to reflect on the imperial‐modern compulsion to historicize—to explicate more and more of the world in terms of contingent, indeterminate historical process. A century ago, petroleum drilling turned West Texas into a vast extractive zone and simultaneously historicized
CAMERON HU
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Word choice matters: Comment on Stoutenborough et al. 2016, ‘Is “fracking” a new dirty word?’ [PDF]

, 2016
Stoutenborough et al. (2016) recently published an article in Energy Research and Social Science with data to show that use of the term ‘fracking’ versus ‘hydraulic fracturing’ matters little with regards to the level of concern elicited by this form of ...
Evensen, Darrick T.N.
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Are We Ready for It? A Review of Forensic Applications and Readiness for Comprehensive Two‐Dimensional Gas Chromatography in Routine Forensic Analysis

Journal of Separation Science, Volume 48, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) has been explored in forensic research to provide advanced chromatographic separation for forensic evidence, including illicit drugs, fingerprint residue, chemical, biological, nuclear, and radioactive (CBNR) substances, toxicological evidence, odor decomposition, and petroleum analysis ...
Emma L. Macturk, Kevin Hayes, Gwen O'Sullivan, Katelynn A. Perrault Uptmor   +3 more
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Benefits of hydraulic fracking

, 2016
If an average American heard the word ‘fracking’ ten years ago, chances are he or she would have worried about the manners of the speaker. Today, however, opinions about fracking are solidifying, and battle lines are being drawn, even if understanding remains sketchy.
Hassett, K, Mathur, A
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Cradle to grave GHG emissions analysis of shale gas hydraulic fracking in Western Australia

Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2017
Western Australia has globally significant onshore gas resources, with over 280 trillion cubic feet of economically recoverable gas located in five shale basins.
Bista Sangita, Jennings Philip, Anda Martin   +2 more
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Regulation Requires Records: Access to Fracking Information in the Marcellus/Utica Shale Formations

KULA, 2018
In the world of environmental regulation, records are the foundation on which all further regulatory action takes place. From permits that give industry permission to pollute in the name of economic activity, to annual production reports documenting how ...
Eira Tansey
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Attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing: The opposing forces of political conservatism and basic knowledge about fracking [PDF]

, 2016
publisher: Elsevier articletitle: Attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing: The opposing forces of political conservatism and basic knowledge about fracking journaltitle: Global Environmental Change articlelink: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.03.
Adgate, Aiken, Aneja, Bamberger, Becky L. Choma, Berinsky, Boudet, Brewer, Buhrmester, Burger, Butler, Cama, Choma, Considine, Davis, Elias, Fernandez-Navarro, Gauchat, Gold, Goodman, Hamilton, Hanoch, Hendryx, Hendryx, Horton, IHS, Jacobs, Jost, Jost, Jost, Kaplan, Karlstrøm, Keele, Kerlinger, Kester, Klein, Knopper, Krause, Leiserowitz, Malewitz, McCright, McCunney, Michaud, National Mining Association, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), Ontario Ministry of Health, Paolacci, Paolacci, Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, Pierce, Rabinowitz, Shannon Currie, Siegrist, Slovic, Smith-Spark, Sovacool, Spence, The Royal Academy of Engineering, Tost, U.S. Energy Information Administration (E.I.A.), U.S. Energy Information Administration (E.I.A.), Unsworth, Visschers, Webb, Witter, Yaniv Hanoch   +66 more
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A New California Oil Boom? Drilling the Monterey Shale [PDF]

, 2013
The Monterey Shale is a vast oil-bearing geologic formation stretching from Southern California almost as far north as San Francisco. The formation has largely been untapped due to its complexity and the challenges presented by the shale's unusual ...
Robert Collier
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Hydraulic fracking sustainability assesment : case of study Luena (Cantabria, Spain)

, 2014
ABSTRACT: The opposition to Hydraulic fracturing in Cantabria, has led the Regional Government to enact a law that prohibits their use in the region, which has been suspended by the Central Government. The objective of this work is to Identify impacts on the environment, and the main economic and social factors (sustainability) in a case of study Luena
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Beyond the Boom: Ensuring Adequate Payment for Mineral Wealth Extraction [PDF]

, 2011
Examines Ohio's severance tax rate and receipts on gas and oil extraction compared with other states, oil and gas production's costs to the state, and potential impact of a higher tax.
Wendy Patton
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