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| ==Annotated bibliography== | | ==Annotated bibliography== |
| ===Basic Information about the Shale Resource and the Hydraulic Fracturing Processes:=== | | ===Basic Information about the Shale Resource and the Hydraulic Fracturing Processes:=== |
− | * AAPG Energy Minerals Division information on shale resources: http://emd.aapg.org/technical_areas/shalegas_liquids/index.cfm. | + | * [http://emd.aapg.org/technical_areas/shalegas_liquids/index.cfm AAPG Energy Minerals Division information on shale resources] |
− | * U.S. Department of Energy, Shale Gas 101 describes what it is, why it is important, and explains environmental challenges associated with its production: http://energy.gov/fe/shale-gas-101. | + | * [http://energy.gov/fe/shale-gas-101 U.S. Department of Energy, Shale Gas 101] describes what it is, why it is important, and explains environmental challenges associated with its production. |
− | * Hydraulic Fracturing: How it Works, including the process, the site setup and fracturing fluid management, by FracFocus Chemical Registry at https://fracfocus.org/hydraulic-fracturing-process.
| + | * [https://fracfocus.org/hydraulic-fracturing-process Hydraulic Fracturing: How it Works], including the process, the site setup and fracturing fluid management, by FracFocus Chemical Registry. |
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| ===Economic Impact of shale development:=== | | ===Economic Impact of shale development:=== |
| * Economic benefits of fracking: see the March 2015 Brookings Institute analysis: summary and link at http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brookings-now/posts/2015/03/economic-benefits-of-fracking. | | * Economic benefits of fracking: see the March 2015 Brookings Institute analysis: summary and link at http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brookings-now/posts/2015/03/economic-benefits-of-fracking. |