What the Frack is Going On

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WHAT THE FRACK IS GOING ON?



     

     

WHAT THE FRACK IS GOING ON?





 

  






  All the contents listed below are available online in a more concise form in an website specifically designed as an interactive complement to this report. >> http://whatthefrackisgoingon.altervista.org

INTRODUCTION    

   

FROM STATEMENTS TO DEBATE      

     

FROM DEBATE TO ACTORS    

   




 

 

FROM ACTORS TO NETWORKS – PART 1          

         

FROM ACTORS TO NETWORKS – PART 2   

  


      

      

FROM NETWORKS TO COSMOS           

          




FROM COSMOS TO COSMOPOLITICS            

APPENDIX 

           


 



If land degradation is a proved phenomenon, usually public concerns focus on its effects, often indirect, thus preventing the rise of a real online controversy.




T

                      

                      

                      




 

H

                      

                      

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MILLION TREATMENTS of hydraulic fracturing since 1947


1 Water Acquisition: large volumes of water are withdrawn from ground and surface water resources to be used in the HF process. > Change in quantity of water available for drinking 2 Chemical Mixing: the acquired water is combined with chemical additives and proppant to make the HF fluid. > Release to water through on-site spills and leaks 3

MILLION GALLONS of water used to fracture a well

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CHEMICAL ADDITIVES used within the fracking fluids

Well Injection: fluid is injected into the well, creating cracks in the geological formation that allow oil or gas to escape through the well. > Potential impacts on drinking water resources 4 Flowback: fluid, formation water and natural gas begin to flow back up the well and must be stored on-site before treatment or disposal. > Release to water through spills from on-site storage 5 Wastewater Treatment and Waste Disposal: disposal by underground injection, treatment followed by disposal to surface water bodies or recycling for use in future HF operations. > Contaminants reaching drinking water

Source: www.epa.gov

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FEET Fracking wells depth where shale gas is extracted


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DECEMBER 2012 Google Trends data collection day

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 




INPUT

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 

 

         

OUTPUT    


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   

       

    

     

OUTPUT    






INPUT

   

       

    

     

198 urls (104hf;94fr) OUTPUT  

198 urls (104hf;94fr)




INPUT

   

       

     

  

OUTPUT   




INPUT



   

     

   

    

OUTPUT      




INPUT



     

    

    

OUTPUT    
















































































































































































































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