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Fracking-Induced Earthquakes Are Menacing Argentina as Regulators Stand By
14 Apr 2024 11:59 GMT
… small Wirkaleo Mapuche community since hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for hard-to-reach … left many homes with veined cracks in walls, broken windows and … , those walls are veined with cracks that began in 2018 and …
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Barclays urged to close policy 'loophole' that allows financing of fracking firms
08 Apr 2024 09:12 GMT
… that fracking activities – a controversial process that involves making large cracks … further financing to companies in fracking, ShareAction investigated Barclays recent … that businesses specialising in fracking consistently constituted the majority …
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Activists call on Barclays to close ‘fracking loophole’ in energy finance policy
07 Apr 2024 23:15 GMT
… that fracking activities – a controversial process that involves making large cracks in … impact of continued financing to fracking firms, ShareAction looked at Barclays … commitments, particularly in strengthening its fracking policy.
“We will continue working …
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How Europe’s energy crisis boosted fracking prospects in the Middle East
02 Apr 2024 14:33 GMT
… Bouhajla region of Tunisia developed cracks after the Canadian company … suffered damage,” Al-Muthannani explains. “Cracks emerged in the ceilings, leading … the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing in Tunisia. All fracking endeavours have proceeded …
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‘Landfill tea’ steeps fracking waste near suburban communities
14 Mar 2024 09:59 GMT
… , that means storing fracking waste separately from conventional … requirement to treat solid fracking waste separately. It … Penneco Environmental Solutions reinjects fracking wastewater deep into … cracks in the ground created by the pressure of fracking …
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Fracking for heat: Utah could become home to world’s largest enhanced geothermal plant
09 Mar 2024 14:32 GMT
… industry like horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking), geothermal producers drill two wells … then frack to open up cracks in the rock so cold … success on horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
“Fervo’s approach to geothermal …
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Q&A: How ‘slow slip’ earthquakes may be driven by deep hydraulic fracturing
29 Jan 2024 19:06 GMT
Environment | Research | Science | UW News blog
January 29, 2024
This sample of rock showing multiple veins was collected for a different study by geologist Cailey Condit, a UW assistant professor of Earth and space sciences. This rock originated …
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California introduces rule to end fracking in the state
10 Feb 2024 00:03 GMT
… have undergone fracking at some point.
Fracking works by … at high pressures, causing cracks that make it easier … and dissatisfaction regarding hydraulic fracking activities and perceived impacts … of those hydrocarbons, fracking contributes to hastening climate …
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Farewell to One of the Fathers of Fracking
22 Jan 2024 17:23 GMT
… about whether the use of hydraulic fracturing would lead to widespread … holds open fractures created by fracking. The device, which he … an Exxon researcher—studying proppants, fracking, well cementing, and other … a well to discover cracks in cement that let …
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How new tech is making geothermal energy a more versatile power source
13 Apr 2024 10:33 GMT
… requires deep drilling and creating cracks in these non-volcanic, dense … methods similar to the hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—used to suck oil … several miles deep, to blast cracks into the rocks. The … 5.5-magnitude earthquake; fracking of any kind can add …