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Environmental impact of fracking in the United States has been an issue of public concern, and includes the contamination of ground and surface water, methane emissions, [1] air pollution, migration of gases and fracking chemicals and radionuclides to the surface, the potential mishandling of solid waste, drill cuttings, increased seismicity and associated effects on human and ecosystem health.
Robert Koehler of Variety referred to the film as "one of the most effective and expressive environmental films of recent years", saying it "may become to the dangers of natural gas drilling what Silent Spring was to DDT." [13] Eric Kohn of IndieWire wrote: "Gasland is the paragon of first person activist filmmaking done right. […]
Environmental Protection Agency illustration of the water cycle of hydraulic fracturing. Fracking in the United States began in 1949. [1] According to the Department of Energy (DOE), by 2013 at least two million oil and gas wells in the US had been hydraulically fractured, and that of new wells being drilled, up to 95% are hydraulically fractured.
Uphill from the playground, peeking between trees, is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas. Living too close to drilling sites has been linked to a range of health risks ...
It is a fiery, continuously burning natural gas field which was ignited in 1971 after a gas drilling accident and has been burning ever since, creating a striking, glowing pit in the desert. Image ...
Here are 15 charts that tell the story of the U.S. natural gas market. Rise of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturingIn the past few years, new. The story of U.S. natural gas gets referenced ...
A 16-part assessment of methane leakage from natural gas production initiated by the Environmental Defense Fund [39] found that fugitive emissions in key stages of the natural gas production process are significantly higher than estimates in the EPA's national emission inventory, with a leakage rate of 2.3 percent of overall natural gas output ...
Natural gas (mostly methane) is an even more potent greenhouse gas when it escapes into the atmosphere prior to being burned. Since the industrial age began circa 1750–1850 with growing wood and coal use, the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and methane have increased about 50% and 150%, respectively, above their relatively stable ...