Hydraulic Fracturing 101:What Every Representative, Environmentalist, Regulator, Reporter, Investor, University Researcher, Neighbor, and Engineer Should KnowAbout Hydraulic Fracturing Risk

摘要

The use of horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing is so effective that it has been called "disruptive." That is, it threatens the profitability and continued development of other energy sources, such as wind and solar, because it is much less expensive and far more reliable. Not only that, but compared with coal, natural gas produces only half the carbon dioxide and almost no sulfur, nitrous oxides, or mercury.