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A researcher looking at the social impacts of shale gas developments, explains why there's much more to the Blackpool tremors than just ground movements.
The oil-exporting organization may have mustered the political will to cut production, but its disunity remains intact.
The Western Australian government's decision to green-light fracking in selected areas aims to walk a line between industry interests and community opposition. But across Australia the picture varies widely.
Although fracking has been given the green light it's still not known how common felt earthquakes may become and if communities are willing to accept them
Big oil and gas companies spent far more fighting this ballot initiative than the measure's supporters did.
The criminalisation of fracking protesters is not the exception, it has become the rule.
Landowners told researchers that they lacked the knowledge, time and money to advocate for themselves, their financial interests and their property in negotiations over drilling leases.
New research shows that injecting wastewater deep underground can cause earthquakes far from the injection site. It also raises questions about which rock layers are the safest injection targets.
Energy that otherwise would go to waste might someday power industrial-scale condensation.
This new and more accurate estimate means that replacing coal with natural gas doesn't do as much to reduce climate change as it should.
Oil prices have little to do with supply or demand or even economic forces. Instead, it's all about politics.
Two separate studies have concluded that fracking was the likely cause of a fault line rupture, precipitating the 5.5 earthquake.
Earthquakes can shape political decisions so understanding them is crucial.
Many Coloradans feel powerless to protect themselves from pollution and other fallout caused by the state's fracking boom.
Research into Queensland's Darling Downs area has found social stress caused by housing pressure, population shifts and the 'two-speed economy' of coal seam gas.
Governments and energy firms will find it hard to generate the necessary public acceptance for such a controversial technology.
World Water Day shines a light on the importance of safe, clean drinking water, but a new report finds Canada's freshwater systems are under stress.
Shale gas exploitation in the US has helped cut is greenhouse gas emissions by 11%. A study explores what would happen if this were expanded globally, and the findings challenge conventional wisdom.
New research shows the size of man-made earthquakes is linked to how deep industry wastewater is injected into the ground.
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Program Manager for Unconventional Resources, Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide
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