Howarth en Counterpoint on Shale Gas and the Future of Fracking
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even"><p>Recently the peer-reviewed scientific journal <a
href="">Nature published a ‘pros vs. cons’ piece on the
production of unconventional gas from shale</a>. The tête-à-
tête, led by <a href="">Terry Engelder</a> on the pro side and
<a href="">Robert Howarth</a> and <a href="">Anthony
Ingraffea</a> on the con side, weighs the risks and benefits of
gas production as it relates to the economy and human and
environmental health.</p> <div> Howarth and Ingraffea, authors
of the <a href="">first peer-reviewed study on lifecycle
emissions from unconventional gas production</a>, are solemn in
their assessment: “shale gas isn’t clean, and shouldn’t be us