Pros and Cons of the Fracking Boom
Description
Fracking has opened up new sources of energy in the United States. But it comes at a cost and might threaten the environment. This Bloomberg QuickTake examines the pros and cons of the fracking boom.
Runtime
2 min 21 sec
Subjects
- Environmental law (139)
- Civil engineering (122)
- Macroeconomics (317)
- Earth (Planet) (70)
- Lithosphere (13)
- Physical geology (24)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Environmental protection (361)
- Geology (180)
- Environmental sciences (779)
- Geology, Structural (32)
- Sustainable engineering (20)
- Earth sciences (341)
- Environmental policy (316)
- Engineering (340)
- Economics (3707)
- Environmental engineering (23)
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