Fracking in the US has led to a greater reduction in carbon emissions than all the wind turbines and solar panels across the entire globe put together. This is the stark fact presented at a meeting at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg recently....
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has thrown his weight behind fracking as a means to meet South Africa’s growing energy needs. At a breakfast meeting of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) in Johannesburg, Mantashe...
United Nations (UN) climate chief Christiana Figueres has called on the oil and gas industry to make a drastic shift to a clean, low-carbon future. Figueres appealed to the industry to become the solution rather than the problem to addressing the...
Fracking should not be considered in water-scarce areas like the Karoo, says UK special representative on climate change Sir David King. David said the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking), and water contaminated with radioactive...
Staff and post-graduate students at the University of Turin, Italy,attended a seminar earlier this year on South Africa’s natural resources and their geo-ethical use. The speaker was Dr Chris Hartnady, technical director of Cape Town-based earth...
Pondering Panda, a subsidiary of the World of Avatar which owns Mxit, some 84% of young South Africans are concerned about the consequences of fracking. These results come amid reports of how the exploitation of shale gas can change the landscape...
It is reported from Pennsylvania in the US that the Marcellus shale gas site has materials that can be recycled and put to good use. A new business partnership to collect and recycle the plastic well pad liners of the fracking site has been...
Shell’s proposal for hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ in the Karoo has invoked an angry response from local communities. Considering the demand for greener fuel technologies, the issue demands a rational and objective evaluation. Sidebar:...
Omni Water Solutions, Inc., a provider of highly automated mobile water systems for water treatment and re-use, has been granted a permit by the Railroad Commission of Texas to operate commercial water recycling units in the Eagle Ford Shale. The...
