Tag: fracking
What the frack?
As the search for oil and gas gathers pace in New Zealand Sam Judd investigates the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing.
Fracking explained in a simple animation
German website Kurzgesagt has gone viral with their new animation explaining the controversial natural gas harvesting technique commonly known as fracking. The complex maneuver has become more profitable than ever as nearly all of the easy to reach fossil fuels have been discovered or depleted in most developed countries in the West. A fracking boom is
Stop global warming – by fracking??
Forget Kyoto, let’s stop global warming with fracking, argues Dieter Helm in his book The Carbon Crunch: How We’re Getting Climate Change Wrong—and How to Fix It. This fascinating piece in the Economist explains Helm’s ideas, which apply economics instead of idealism to the issue: www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21564815-climate-change-needs-better-regulation-not-more-political-will
Fracking FAQs
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a technique for extracting gas from rock layers where a mix of liquid, sand and other chemicals (typically lubricants) is injected into the rock at high pressure. The injection causes the rock layers to develop cracks through which the gas moves, allowing it to be