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Fracking is a method of accessing and extracting natural gas and oil. | Fracking is a method of accessing and extracting natural gas and oil. | ||
Fracking is an abbreviation for hydraulic fracturing. | Fracking is an abbreviation for ''hydraulic fracturing.'' | ||
It involves injecting fluid under high pressure into deep rock formations to create - and hold open - cracks through which deposits of gas and oil can be extracted. | It involves injecting fluid under high pressure into deep rock formations to create - and hold open - cracks through which deposits of gas and oil can be extracted. | ||
Opponents of fracking highlight its environmental risks including methane leakage and increased risk of earthquakes. | |||
Revision as of 20:02, 17 May 2022
Energy - sustainability - fossil fuels - oil and gas.
Fracking is a method of accessing and extracting natural gas and oil.
Fracking is an abbreviation for hydraulic fracturing.
It involves injecting fluid under high pressure into deep rock formations to create - and hold open - cracks through which deposits of gas and oil can be extracted.
Opponents of fracking highlight its environmental risks including methane leakage and increased risk of earthquakes.
See also
- Biofuel
- Blue hydrogen
- Brown hydrogen
- Carbon
- Decarbonise
- Fossil fuel
- Green hydrogen
- Grey hydrogen
- Hydrogen
- Methane
- Pink hydrogen
- Renewables
- Solar PV
- Sustainability
- Turquoise hydrogen
- White hydrogen
- Yellow hydrogen
