A Brief Look On The Environmental Effects Of Shale Gas Extraction

Year 2016, Issue: 2, 82 - 93, 01.09.2016

Fatih Temiz

Abstract

Shale gas can still be considered
as one of the hot topics today. Some people believe in the pros of the subject,
whereas some others stand on the cons’ side. Each party is firmly supporting
their own side of the story. It is possible to express that there is more to
the researches that are needed to determine the math about shale gas. The
question of “Are we experiencing a shale gas revolution or is it another earth
polluting source of energy?” is yet to be answered.

Keywords

Environmental Effects Of Shale Gas Extraction

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