Develop energy from shale with local ecosystems in mind

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dc.contributor.author Crous, Casparus J.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-23T11:46:25Z
dc.date.available 2015-06-23T11:46:25Z
dc.date.issued 2015-03
dc.description.abstract In South Africa, there currently are plans to develop shale-based gas extraction in arid and semi-arid landscapes of the Karoo. The extraction of gas from shale in the Karoo through hydraulic fracturing, also known as ‘fracking’, remains a contentious issue, with stakeholders often criticised for not being forthright in their reporting of the possible risks to local water resources.1 Indeed, what I find the most striking among all the debate and polemical essays is how very few scientific reports there are on the possible local effects of fracking on the native Karoo biota. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.sajs.co.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Crous CJ. Develop energy from shale with local ecosystems. South African Journal of Science. 2015;111(3/4), Art. #a0101, 1 page. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.17159/sajs.2015/a0101 en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0038-2353 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1996-7489 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.17159/sajs.2015/a0101
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45683
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS OpenJournals en_ZA
dc.rights © 2015. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. en_ZA
dc.subject Fracking en_ZA
dc.subject Karoo en_ZA
dc.subject Shale gas en_ZA
dc.subject Environmental threat en_ZA
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_ZA
dc.title Develop energy from shale with local ecosystems in mind en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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