ApocaDocs: Is there water enough for U.S. to frack its way to energy independence?

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Posted Tue Jan 22 2013: from The Globe and Mail:


	Is there water enough for U.S. to frack its way to energy independence? http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1358890790 In chemistry you quickly discover that oil and water don't mix. The same is true in the energy industry. It's unfortunate, because the new fuel sources that the International Energy Agency claims will allow North America to reach energy independence require tremendous amounts of water. Whether from shale plays or the oil sands, millions of gallons of water are needed to pull that energy out of the ground.... The industry's growing need for water comes at a time when much of the country is grinding through the worst drought in more than half a century....it takes about 600,000 litres to drill a single well. And that's a drop in the bucket compared to the 23 million litres that are needed to frack that same well.

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