Energy Development and Water Use
Energy Development and Water Use: Impacts of Potential Oil Shale Development on Water Resources. US GAO, 24/08/2011, 17 p. (GAO-11-929T )
Full report : http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11929t.pdf
Summary : (…) Oil shale development could have significant impacts on the quality and quantity of water resources, but the magnitude is unknown because technologies are not yet commercially proven, the size of a future industry is uncertain, and knowledge of current water conditions is limited… more