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Fact-Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development

Fact-Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development

Full Title:  Fact-Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development
Author(s):  Charles G. Groat, Ph.D. and Thomas W. Grimshaw, Ph.D.
Publisher(s): Energy Institute, UT Austin
Publication Date: February 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):

The discovery of large reserves of natural gas in shale formations – shale gas – has been a major positive development for the energy picture of the US and the world. Yet a number of controversies over shale gas development have emerged that must be resolved in order for the full potential of this valuable resource to be realized.

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