Fracking
- ISBN-10
- 0957559534
- ISBN-13
- 9780957559530
- Series
- Fracking
- Pages
- 140
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-08-11
- Publisher
- eBook Partnership
- Author
- Barbara Hadley
Description
An in-depth report on the potential risks and rewards of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas detailing the latest reports, studies, facts and figures from around the world. Objective and non-partisan analysis of the arguments from all sides means readers can make up their own minds about the potential risks and purported rewards of the shale gas industry.Simple and concise Fracking: Risks & Rewards cuts through the legal, scientific, political and economic jargon to provide a comprehensive guide to the entire fracking controversy.
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- 2018-06-14
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