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A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in Arkansas. http://phys.org/news287837004.html Space & Earth Wed, 15 May 2013 11:43:30 EST news287837004 Most Michigan and Pennsylvania residents say fracking is good for the economy, but have concerns about chemicals used and other environmental risks, according to a University of Michigan survey. http://phys.org/news287827331.html Space & Earth Wed, 15 May 2013 10:20:02 EST news287827331 From the shale underlying Western Pennsylvania to the deep-sea oil off the coast of Brazil, emerging energy sources have policymakers and entrepreneurs from both hemispheres talking business. http://phys.org/news284989587.html Space & Earth Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:46:34 EST news284989587 Four months after pledging to lead the United States on a path to sustainable energy, President Barack Obama faces a turning point on electricity generated from coal, one of the dirtiest of fuels. http://phys.org/news284965298.html Technology Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:01:45 EST news284965298 Inspired by patents from the 1960's audio cassette recording industry, UvA chemists now developed a new Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. It can be used for the making of synthetic fuels from natural gas and biomass. This week the research on the new nanocobalt-ironoxide catalyst was published as a VIP article in Angewandte Chemie. The catalyst was patented by the Total S.A. oil and gas company. http://phys.org/news281692102.html Chemistry Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:00:01 EST news281692102 A new study, believed to be the most thorough assessment yet of the natural gas production potential of the Barnett Shale, foresees slowly declining production through the year 2030 and beyond and total recovery at greater than three times cumulative production to date. This forecast has broad implications for the future of U.S energy production and policy. http://phys.org/news281348613.html Space & Earth Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:40:02 EST news281348613 (AP)—Environmental groups are praising state regulators for delaying a decision on shale gas development until a more in-depth health study is finished. But landowners eager to reap profits from their mineral resources are frustrated at another delay in a rulemaking process that has kept drilling on hold for 4 1/2 years. http://phys.org/news279951020.html Space & Earth Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:20:03 EST news279951020 (Phys.org)—Hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are producing less wastewater per unit of gas recovered than conventional wells would. But the scale of fracking operations in the Marcellus shale region is so vast that the wastewater it produces threatens to overwhelm the region's wastewater disposal capacity, according to new analysis by researchers at Duke and Kent State universities. http://phys.org/news278925635.html Space & Earth Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:20:54 EST news278925635 Hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are producing less wastewater per unit of gas recovered than conventional wells would. But the scale of fracking operations in the Marcellus shale region is so vast that the wastewater it produces threatens to overwhelm the region's wastewater disposal capacity, according to new analysis by researchers at Duke and Kent State universities. http://phys.org/news278072133.html Space & Earth Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:15:52 EST news278072133 (Phys.org)—Stanford economics Professor Frank Wolak warns of betting against the international spread of shale gas technologies by attempting to export domestic natural gas. http://phys.org/news275123880.html Other Sciences Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:18:06 EST news275123880 The British government on Thursday ended the suspension of the controversial shale gas extraction method known as fracking in Britain. http://phys.org/news274601946.html Space & Earth Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:19:14 EST news274601946 (AP)—Nearly two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities by 2030, with most people middle class, connected by technology, protected by advanced health care and the United States and China perhaps cooperating to lead the way. http://phys.org/news274352918.html Technology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:08:47 EST news274352918 Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges if these promising energy sources are to reach their full potential, according to a trio of leading geoscientists. Their findings will be presented on Dec. 4, at 5:15 p.m. (PT), at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco in Room 102 of Moscone Center West . http://phys.org/news273513258.html Space & Earth Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:54:28 EST news273513258 Poland has set it sights on building its first nuclear power station and developing shale gas, but experts believe it may soon have to choose one or the other as investing in both could prove too costly. http://phys.org/news271330880.html Technology Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:41:28 EST news271330880 US CO2 emissions from domestic energy have declined by 8.6% since a peak in 2005, the equivalent of 1.4% per year. http://phys.org/news270697644.html Space & Earth Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:47:43 EST news270697644 Poland will invest 50 billion zlotys (15.5 billion euros) in the exploration of shale gas by 2020, Finance Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski said Saturday. http://phys.org/news269358694.html Space & Earth Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:51:40 EST news269358694 European lawmakers want tough regulation of shale oil and gas exploration and member states should be cautious as they proceed, especially over 'fracking' recovery systems, a statement said on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news267284635.html Space & Earth Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:44:02 EST news267284635 President Francois Hollande Friday pledged to close France's oldest operational nuclear plant in 2016 and rejected seven proposals for shale gas exploration on health and environment concerns. http://phys.org/news266844988.html Technology Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:37:21 EST news266844988 South Africa will process applications for shale gas exploration but hold off on controversial fracking drilling while new rules are drafted, the mines minister said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news266583803.html Space & Earth Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:03:31 EST news266583803 South Africa on Friday said it was lifting a freeze on shale gas exploration in a move condemned by environmentalists who fear that controversial fracking will pollute scarce water sources. http://phys.org/news266244994.html Space & Earth Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:56:41 EST news266244994 France has no intention of lifting its ban on shale gas exploration because of continued concerns over its environmental impact, Environment and Energy Minister Delphine Batho said Friday. http://phys.org/news262015847.html Space & Earth Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:11:04 EST news262015847 Hydraulic fracturing (often termed "fracking") can be managed effectively in the UK as long as operational best practices are implemented and robustly enforced through regulation. That is the conclusion of a review by UK's Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. http://phys.org/news261217750.html Space & Earth Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:29:21 EST news261217750 A Duke University study of well water in northeastern Pennsylvania suggests that naturally occurring pathways could have allowed salts and gases from the Marcellus shale formation deep underground to migrate up into shallow drinking water aquifers. http://phys.org/news261064579.html Space & Earth Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:00:11 EST news261064579 Romania will review its stand on shale gas when a drilling moratorium expires in December and align itself with a future joint EU position on the controversial issue, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Friday. http://phys.org/news259594356.html Space & Earth Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:32:41 EST news259594356 Certain oil and gas operations that involve injecting wastewater underground can cause earthquakes, but the risk from hydraulic fracturing is generally low, said a US scientific report Friday. http://phys.org/news259005427.html Space & Earth Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:57:16 EST news259005427 A team of Rice University students accepted a challenge to turn shale gas produced in China into a range of useful, profitable and environmentally friendly products and did so in a cost-effective manner. http://phys.org/news255015541.html Space & Earth Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:41:53 EST news255015541 The chances of rogue fractures due to shale gas fracking operations extending beyond 0.6 kilometres from the injection source is a fraction of one percent, according to new research led by Durham University. http://phys.org/news254508025.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:00:04 EST news254508025 (AP) -- Exploratory work to extract gas by hydraulic fracturing in England should be allowed to resume even though the technique has caused earth tremors, a report commissioned by the government said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news253879876.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:11:22 EST news253879876 The Prairie State power plant, set amid farm fields and woods in southwestern Illinois, will start producing power soon, beginning a life of burning local coal that's expected to last until at least the 2040s. http://phys.org/news250335892.html Technology Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:00:01 EST news250335892 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell study's contention that hydraulic fracturing would be worse for climate change than burning coal is being challenged by another study, also by Cornell researchers. http://phys.org/news250145440.html Space & Earth Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:50:52 EST news250145440