The View from Europe: America’s Shale Boom Looks More Like a Blip

DeSmogBlog
By Sharon KellyMar 4, 2014, 8:00 am47 pts
The fracking boom has progressed at breakneck speed across the U.S., with roughly one in 20 Americans now living within a mile of a well drilled since 2000. So, how much has the economy benefitted from this drilling surge? Not much, according to a report presented to the European Union Parliament last month,…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

THEY TOOK R JOBS: new DroneDog robot security guard gets to work 128

New bill in California senate could turn your home battery into a moneymaker 127

This fleet is going electric, and sharing their real-world results (and savings) online 111

Warming waters are supercharging an invasive salmon predator in Alaska 47

Aggressive “hulk” lizards are wiping out millions of years of evolution 45

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.