fracking
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈfrækɪŋ/
- Specialized
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fracturación hidráulica
- In the United States, the greatest threat to robust expansion is concerns about fracking.
- fracking for gas
- fracking fluids
- fracking chemicals
That middle part though, that's what fracking is conceptually.
- That middle part though, that's what fracking is conceptually.
- Trump she wants to confiscate everyone's gun, ban fracking and defund the police.
- But you can go to go to YouTube and most videos on fracking look, look like this.
- Well, yeah, she said, quote, there's no question I want to ban fracking.
- And, and these days, you know, half the cost of development is drilling and half the cost is fracking.
- I want to just go through some sort of pre fracking facts, if I can say that and and lay the groundwork.
- And really fracking has allowed us to be become a little disconnected from the renewable energy discussion.
- You know, we did one against fracking, attacking Jerry Brown in a nice way.
- But because fracking is exempt from those things can happen in fracking that can't.
- She wanted to ban fracking, but NASA, she doesn't.
- Now the reason is not Shell gas and fracking and is not Renewable Energy Act in Germany.
Examples
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Some of the chemicals currently used in fracking should be replaced due to environmental risks.
Blog text (6) -
There are a few new reports from Europe on fracking that provide a lot of valuable information:
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Remains to be seen how well the connections are made between fracking and these various problems.
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Now, the recent developments in fracking technology are set to reshape the future of U.S. energy.
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By the end of this decade, fracking could support as many as 600,000 jobs in the U.S.
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Yes, sir, Mr. Bentley, how do you feel that fracking affects our community and the safety of our sensitive coastal environment?
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Trump has said he will "cancel the Paris Climate Agreement" and also promised to promote coal power and fracking, and says he will allow for oil and gas drilling on federal land.
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But each fracking operation affects five times as much land (10 acres versus two).
Academic text (2011) -
Fracking, on the other hand, boosts productivity growth by about 5 bp after 2004.
Academic text (2016) -
The debate over fracking continues as environmentalists express concerns about its impact on local ecosystems.
Synonyms
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6.3
A way to get oil or gas from underground rock using high pressure water
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7.7
A way to get oil or gas from underground rock by pushing high-pressure water to make cracks
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fracking comes from hydraulic fracturing, a phrase that means making small 'fractures' or 'breaks' in rock by using high-pressure liquid. So fracking now means the method of getting oil or gas by 'breaking' underground rock.