Chinese Propaganda Targets Marcellus Shale with Bogus “Study”

Five Chinese researchers recently published a study in Springer's Environmental Science and Pollution Research International journal that claims to have identified environmental and health threats in unconventional oil and gas by analyzing old compliance reports from the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection. The study claims to have found problems with erosion and sedimentation issues and with water pollution issues. Their conclusion is that PA fines aren't high enough to change the bad behavior of shale drillers.

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