The latest research on oil and gas in the US

• Shale Research Clearinghouse (SHARC)

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The oil and gas industry

• The Prize

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The history of modern shale development

• The Boom

• The Frackers

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What is fracking?

•  Hydraulic Fracturing: History of an Enduring Technology 

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Water contamination risks

• A Critical Review of the Risks to Water Resources from Unconventional Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States

• EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources

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Fracking chemicals

• fracfocus

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Health risks​

• The Hidden Cost of Energy

• National Institutes of Health

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Earthquakes

• Earthquakes in Oklahoma

• Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies

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Oil and gas regulation

• The State of the State of Shale Gas Regulation

• Fracturing Regulation Applied

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Climate change

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 5th Assessment Report

• Implications of Shale Gas Development for Climate Change

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Energy "independence"

• Why the U.S. Should Not Want Energy Independence

• An Energy Independent Future, from the Daily Show

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Economic impacts

• The Economics of Shale Gas Development

• Welfare and Distributional Implications of Shale Gas

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Global shale development

• World Shale Resource Assessment

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Get data

• U.S. Energy Information Administration

• International Energy Agency