Fracking vs Faucets: Balancing Energy Needs and Water Sustainability at Urban Frontiers

Fracking vs Faucets: Balancing Energy Needs and Water Sustainability at Urban Frontiers by Matthew Fry, David J. Hoeinghaus, Alexandra G.Ponette-González, Ruthanne Thompson, andThomas W. La Point, July 2, 2012, in Environ. Sci. Technol., 2012, 46 (14), pp 7444–7445. American Chemical Society, DOI: 10.1021/es302472y
Conflicts arising as a result of competing demands for energy and water are of increasing global concern, especially in expanding urban areas. The international diffusion of shale gas extractive technologies is certain to heighten this potential in arid regions, where large cities must also contend with recurrent water shortage episodes.

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