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Oil and Gas Development
Jessica Smartt Gullion
in Fracking the Neighborhood: Reluctant Activists and Natural Gas Drilling
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262029766
- eISBN:
- 9780262329798
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262029766.003.0002
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
This chapter outlines the history of oil and gas development in the United States, with emphasis on Texas oil and gas culture. Provided are the background to regulation of this industry to ... More
A Brief Overview of Natural Gas Drilling in Texas
Jessica Smartt Gullion
in Fracking the Neighborhood: Reluctant Activists and Natural Gas Drilling
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262029766
- eISBN:
- 9780262329798
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262029766.003.0003
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
With developments in hydrofracturing (fracking) and horizontal drilling, natural gas exploration began in earnest in the Barnett Shale region of North Texas in the late 1990s. This chapter discusses ... More
Activists’ Concerns about Health
Jessica Smartt Gullion
in Fracking the Neighborhood: Reluctant Activists and Natural Gas Drilling
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780262029766
- eISBN:
- 9780262329798
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262029766.003.0004
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
This chapter deals specifically with the reported health concerns related to natural gas development (fracking). Included is a discussion of chemicals and pollution and concurrent health effects; ... More
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