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Shale boom at risk over environmental issues - IEA
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The IEA’s report shows how the shale gas industry, which has already dramatically altered the energy landscape in the US, stands at a tipping point that will determine how it spreads across the rest of the world.
“If the social and environmental impacts aren’t addressed properly, there is a very real possibility that public opposition...will halt the unconventional gas revolution in its tracks,”...