April 2013, Interview
August 2012, Video (4:27)
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is partner of the Science Year 2012 “Project Earth: Our Future”.
18.04.2013
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The “4th International Geosciences Student Conference — Inspiring Change” is taking place at Freie Universität Berlin from 25th to 28th April, 2013. Within this conference, the Shale Gas Information Platform SHIP will present a half-day workshop on[...]read more
11.04.2013
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The German Helmholtz Association invites to a public roundtable discussion on hydraulic fracturing on April 15, 2013, 6:30 pm in Berlin. The discussion will be held in German language. Please visit the website for further information (in German[...]read more
10.04.2013
Induced Seismicity
A new study of hundreds of thousands of hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking") operations has found that the process has only caused earth tremors that could be felt on the surface in three cases. Hydraulic fracturing is the method by which[...]read more
07.04.2013
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One of the Task Forces of the International Lithosphere Program (ILP) works on the "The Unconventionals". The name refers to the fossil energy systems under focus, and not necessarily the professional outlook nor fashion consciousness of[...]read more
29.03.2013
Water Protection
Impact on surface waters A recent modeling study focuses on the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and estimates the effect of shale gas wells and the release of treated shale gas waste by permitted treatment facilities on observed downstream[...]read more
13.03.2013
Operations
Two ‘Best Practice’ guides were published earlier this year: the first by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a global provider of risk management knowledge, and the second by the UK Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG), the representative body for the UK onshore[...]read more
26.02.2013
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On 19 February the “European Shale Gas Arguments Map” containing the pros and cons of shale gas production in EU Member States was launched in the European Parliament. The map provides the foundation for open discussion and helps the user make a[...]read more
04.02.2013
Climate Impact
Production of shale gas Discussion on the carbon footprint of shale gas production is ongoing, with another study (Shale gas production: potential versus actual greenhouse gas emissions) published by MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology[...]read more
30.01.2013
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The German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) has recently responded to a study on the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, issued by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) in September, 2012. As[...]read more
18.01.2013
Water Protection
A study that examined the water quality of 127 shallow domestic wells in the Fayetteville Shale natural gas production area of Arkansas (U.S.) found no groundwater contamination associated with gas production, according to a report released on 9th[...]read more
08.01.2013
Induced Seismicity
Research papers Many recent reports state that larger (magnitude >2) induced seismic events related to shale gas hydraulic fracturing operations occur only in low numbers, and the associated risks are considered minor. Although occurrences are[...]read more
31.12.2012
Generic, Induced Seismicity
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced on the 13th December that exploratory hydraulic fracturing for shale gas can resume in the UK, subject to new controls aimed at mitigating the risks of seismic activity. These include a[...]read more
12.12.2012
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Transparency is at the heart of good scientific practice, and the disclosure of researchers’ possible conflicts of interests an important component of transparency. Lack of transparency has now led to the withdrawal of of the study[...]read more
07.12.2012
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Proper access to all available data is a prerequisite for a sound evaluation of the potential risks related to future shale gas development in Germany. To improve access to available data, German mining authorities as well as industry should examine[...]read more
22.11.2012
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"While the regional picture for natural gas varies, the global outlook over the coming decades looks to be bright, as demand increases by 50% to 5 trillion cubic metres in 2035. Nearly half of the increase in production to 2035 is from[...]read more
09.11.2012
Climate Impact
The report "Has US Shale Gas Reduced CO2 Emissions?" from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research calls for a meaningful cap on global carbon emissions in order to take full advantage of the potential benefits from a[...]read more
15.10.2012
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DNV (Det Norske Veritas) is developing a Recommended Practice (RP) for the entire life cycle of shale gas extraction, based on risk management principles. The RP shall provide a reference document for the independent verification of shale gas[...]read more
28.09.2012
Legislation
The institute of German and European water law (IDEW) at Trier university in Germany organized a discussion forum on "Fracking and [German] water law". The forum was held on 19 september 2012 in Cologne. The director of IDEW, Prof. M.[...]read more
14.09.2012
Water Protection, Climate Impact, Legislation
The European Commission (EC) has commissioned three studies to investigate the possible consequences of exploiting shale gas. The studies were published on 7 September, 2012 and look at the potential effects of unconventional fuels on energy[...]read more
14.09.2012
Generic, Water Protection
In addition to the recent shale gas risk study of the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, another risk study was published by the environmental and economic ministries of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This study (weblink to[...]read more
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