We are a plague of negative energy consumers and we will continue to remove ourselves from the reality of environmental humiliation if it means we can still enjoy our material devices‚ and our complicated obsession of hurting mother nature. The world’s energy consumption has escalated firmly since the industrial boom of the 1800s and will continue to rise as long as we hold a place on this planet or as long as our planet contains the ability to sustain our humanitarian pressure. Presently‚ the vast
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Hydraulic fracturing is a process used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States‚ where millions of gallons of water‚ sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock and release the gas. Scientists are worried that the chemicals used in fracturing may pose a threat either underground or when waste fluids are handled and sometimes spilled on the surface. The natural gas industry defends hydraulic fracturing‚ better known as fracking‚ as safe and efficient. Thomas J
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Fracturing of America Even though Hydraulic Fracturing is changing our dependence on fossil fuels‚ it could very well be changing our most precious resource‚ our water supplies. The average fracturing site uses an estimated 70 to 140 billion gallons of water to fracture 35‚000 wells in the United States annually. This is approximately the yearly water consumption of 40 to 80 cities each with a population of 50‚000. This water is infused with chemicals that seep back into our groundwater and contaminate
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http://www.energyfromshale.org/shale-extraction-process?gclid=CNCI55-NyK4CFWgQNAodhnbR_A Environmental Protection Agency. (2/24/12). Summary of Clean Water Act. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/cwa.html Fox‚ J. (Producer). (2010). Gasland [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/ Marcellus-Shale. (2012). Dunkard Creek Fish Kill. Retrieved from http://www.marcellus-shale.us/Dunkard_Creek.htm Mulvihill‚ G. (2012). Dimock‚ Pennsylvania Water Contamination: Residents
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------------------------------------------------- Shale gas From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For gas generated by oil shale pyrolysis‚ see Oil shale gas. 48 Shale basins in 38 countries‚ as per the EIA Derrick and platform of drilling gas wells in Marcellus Shale (Pennsylvania‚ USA). Shale gas is natural gas formed from being trapped within shale formations.[1] Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States since the start of this century
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Hydraulic Fracturing (“Fracking”) LAS 432 – Technology‚ Society‚ and Culture Team B Michael Griffin Mark Hartwick Alena Hutson Kansas Gentry Kevin Gracia Professor Douglas McCoy 8/24/12 Contents Thesis…………………………………………………………………………………Page 3 Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….Page 3 Hydraulic Fracturing Description…………………………………………………….Page 4 History of Fracking.....................……………………………………………………..Page 5 Cultural Context………………………………………………………………………Page
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References: 1. Gasland. Dir. Josh Fox. Perf. Josh Fox and Dick Cheney and Pete Seeger. HBO Documentary Films‚ 2011. DVD. 2. Hydraulic Fracturing Technology: Applications Analysis and Technology Evaluation Report. Cincinnati‚ OH: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‚ Risk
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NUR 4110 Section: 8540 New York City College of Technology April 15‚ 2012 Introduction For many centuries‚ countries including the United States have been searching for new ways to obtain an alternate source of energy. During the 1940’s‚ Hydraulic fracking (hydrofracking) or horizontal well
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The Split Personality of Hydraulic Fracturing There is wide agreement among most experts and the public that the current energy sources we use in the United States are in need of a replacement. Reliance on the fossil fuels of coal and oil are problematic for at least two reasons: their negative impact on the environment (both in extraction and their use) and the reliance on supplies of these from other countries‚ which has created problems on the geopolitical front. Nuclear fission remains a controversial
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BUSINESS‚ SOCIETY & ETHICS BA 3102‚ 015 Prof. Stuart M. Schmidt Fall 2014 Office: Alter 351 [Main Campus] Temple University MWF 2-4:00 & by Appt. W 5:30-8:00 Voice: (215) 204-1621 Virtual Office: schmidt@temple.edu ______________________________________________________________________ COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. To increase
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