New regulations for protecting water resources during oil exploration are inadequate and should be reviewed.
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Gas mining is expanding across Australia, and has been touted as part of the answer to cutting emissions. But there is evidence that this rollout will pose significant health and environmental risks.
Three studies find higher rate of health issues for people who live near large or many fracked natural gas well sites.
Coal seam gas companies have invested billions of dollars to export their products overseas. But is their investment paying off?
Those against shale gas extraction have scored a couple of wins in the north-west of England, but industry-government-researcher collusion may yet win the day.
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Energy Advisor, formerly, The University of Melbourne
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Chair in Health Effectiveness, University of Stirling
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
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Associate Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State
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Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Adelaide University