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Has Fracking Gone Green?

July 19, 2014 By Michael Stuart

Gone Green as in Good for the Environment not “Green with Envy” or “Money”

While the debate rages on as to whether fracking poses a risk to water quality, a new desalination technique addresses two other environmental concerns: water scarcity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the breakthrough technology uses excess carbon dioxide created in the fracking process to desalinate the process water, making it available for water reuse.

The UBC team has received $500,000 from the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation to commercialize the technology, which is described as a low-energy dialysis (membrane) system

Via www.wateronline.com/doc/has-fracking-gone-green-0001

Filed Under: Climate Change, Eagle Ford Shale, Green Tagged With: eagle ford shale, energy, fracking

About Michael Stuart

Mike's experience in the technology industry is quite extensive, serving both as a designer of complex enterprise applications and as a corporate executive. In his previous life, Mike was founder and CEO of AssetWorks Inc. the industry leader in facility management solutions. Currently living on the Texas coast helping with digital strategies using Amplified Content Marketing.

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