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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

9th Edition

ISBN:9780134746241

Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa

Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals

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THINK IT THROUGH You are the mayor of a small Texas town above the Barnett Shale, and a gas company has expressed interest in drilling in your town. Some of your town’s residents are eager to have jobs they believe that hydraulic fracturing for shale gas will bring. Others are fearful that leaks of methane and fracking fluids from drilling could contaminate the air and the water supply. Some of your town’s landowners are looking forward to receiving payments from the gas company for use of their land, whereas others dread the prospect of noise and pollution. If the company receives too much local opposition in your town, it says it will drill elsewhere instead. What information would you seek from the gas company, from your state regulators, and from scientists and engineers before deciding whether support for hydraulic fracturing is in the best interest of your town? How would you make your decision? How might you try to address the diverse preferences of your town’s residents?

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