Fracking Won't Make The US A Net Oil Exporter

Monday, October 28, 2013 - 18:20 in Earth & Climate

A group including a consultant, a sustainability advocate and an environmental scientist argued today at the Geological Society of America meeting in Denver that while the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling for "tight oil" is an important contributor to U.S. energy supply, it is not going to result in long-term sustainable production or allow the U.S. to become a net oil exporter. read more

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