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Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative. Each chapter focuses on a particular controversy, such contamination of well water with gas from fracking, and follows a similar format: starting with the principles; then detailing peer-reviewed case studies for earthquakes, radioactivity, and climate change; and concluding with a judgment of the general risks involved.

Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science...

Der umfangreiche Briefwechsel mit dem franzosischen Naturwissenschaftler Jean-Baptiste Boussingault ist - selten bei Humboldt - fast vollstandig erhalten; er erstreckt sich uber die gesamte gemeinsame Lebenszeit der beiden. Er setzt im Sommer 1822 ein und endet wenige Wochen vor Humboldts Tod 1859. Boussingault erforschte zehn Jahre lang Venezuela, Kolumbien und Ecuador, Gebiete, die Humboldt bereits ein Vierteljahrhundert fruher bereist hatte.

Improve Your Operations Through Plant Auditing

The word audit brings discomfort to many mine managers and owners. Images of government officials poring over every decimal point, looking for "gotchas" with serious consequences, naturally rise to the surface.

But this book shows you how to turn the audit into something positive, desirable, and profitable. When you hire the right audit team and put its recommendations into practice, you can lower costs, increase revenues, and boost profits. In some cases, you can add millions of dollars directly to the bottom...

RETC 2015: Discover the Latest Developments and Improve Your Ability to Put New Technologies into Practice

Every two years, industry leaders and practitioners from around the world gather at the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference (RETC), the authoritative program for the tunneling profession, to learn about the most recent advances and breakthroughs in this unique field.

Tunnels are getting larger, deeper, and excavated in more challenging conditions. The expectation for the industry is to successfully complete these projects while meeting the other heavy...

Hoist & Haul 2015: Your source for the latest technologies, statutory requirements, and best practices in the industry.

Mining continues to be driven by economies of scale. As ore bodies are explored at greater depths and larger payloads need to be transported at higher speeds, larger and more powerful equipment is necessary.

Hoist & Haul 2015 covers a range of topics including hoisting, conveying, and rail and truck haulage. Industry experts from ten countries discuss complete transport systems, subsystems and components, design, installation, maintenance, and economic...