Tom Wilber
Autore di Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale
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Tom Wilber is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Binghamton Press Sun-Bulletin. Visit his blog at http://tomwilber.blogspot.com.
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Under the Surface: Fracking, Fortunes, and the Fate… di Tom Wilber
In-depth coverage of the beginnings of the fracking of the Marcellus shale in the northern tier of Pennsylvania (where it proceeded) and the southern tier of New York (where it was put on hold). The author spent considerable time in Dimock and gave a good sense of the dangers faced there; unclear from this whether those dangers apply beyond Dimock.
A great deal of technical reading but very informative. If you weren't opposed to fracking before reading this book, you will be when you are done. It is another case of rapacious corporations following the profit god without any regard for the environment or people.
Wilber, a journalist for seventeen years with the Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun-Bulletin, has written an account of the impact of natural gas fracking in the Marcellus Shale of New York and Pennsylvania. [Fracking has also ocurred in the Marcellus Shale in Texas and Oklahoma with some of the same problems appearing.] Focusing mostly on the stories of individuals, he explores the science of fracking, the actions of the landmen who come offering leases, and the arrogance of the oil companies when confronted about problems such as torn up roads and exploding wells. He also discusses the effects of fracking on land owners and communities, the differing regulatory response of Pennsylvania and New York and the conflicting interests of different industries about creating new markets for natural gas.
For the rest of my review, see my blog;
http://mdbrady.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/under-the-surface-fracking-by-tom-wilber...… (altro)
For the rest of my review, see my blog;
http://mdbrady.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/under-the-surface-fracking-by-tom-wilber...… (altro)
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