n. 水力壓裂
Another worry is that fracking may cause earthquakes. 另一層擔心是壓裂可能會造成地震。
Another fear is that fracking may cause earth tremors. 另外一個擔心就是水力壓裂法可能會引起地殼震顫。
Fracking might still be worth doing given those costs. 儘管需要消納這些成本,水力壓裂仍然是划得來做的。
Americans worry about the environmental impact of fracking, too. 美國人也擔心壓裂對環境造成的影響。
The first trial fracking in the UK took place last month, in Lancashire. 上個月,在英國蘭開夏郡進行了第一個水力壓裂試驗。
Fracking requires oceans of water, brought in by fleets of noisy tankers. 壓裂需要嘈雜的油輪群輸送大量的水。
Fracking can damage the water table, disrupt communities and even cause earthquakes. 用水力壓裂技術採氣的過程會破壞地下水位,影響周邊環境,甚至引起地震。
Environmentalists are probably worrying too much about the immediate consequences of fracking. 環保主義者們很可能對壓力帶來的立竿見影后果擔心過頭了。
But when the fracking begins in earnest, it could turn Europe's energy market on its head, too. 但認真開始壓裂後,歐洲的能源市場也同樣會嶄露頭角。
Brand new fracking technology has caused natural gas supplies in the U.S. to rise to record levels. 全新的水力壓裂技術(fracking)已使得美國天燃氣供應量上升到創紀錄的水平。
A recent British study suggested that 50 tiny quakes in Lancashire were the result of fracking nearby. 最近英國的一項研究認為蘭開夏50場輕微地震是由附近的壓裂而引起的。
Fracking involves pumping water, chemicals and sand underground at high pressure in order to release gas. 液壓破碎法是利用高壓將水、化學物質和沙打到地下以獲取天然氣的方法。
Some producers will grumble that any regulation of fracking is an unwarranted constraint on their business. 一些公司抱怨,對破裂法任何的監管措施都是對這種天然氣開採方法的無理限制。
It's the booming capital of fracking with thousands of Wells within city limits. But fracking comes with a cost. 在城市規定的限度內,無數的燃氣井轟然作響,但是這么做也是有代價的。
The European Commission is due to roll out its long-term energy strategy in November, which could affect fracking. 歐盟委員會預計將在11月推出其長期能源戰略,此舉或會影響到水力壓裂採氣。
But fracking is almost entirely unregulated, because of a 2005 statutory exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act. 因為開採天然氣在2005年得到《安全飲用水法案》的法定豁免,現在破裂法的使用幾乎沒有任何的監管。
Shale gas, extracted from rock by the controversial process of fracking, will make up a fifth of supplies by that date. 通過頗有爭議的提取過程從岩石中提取出來的頁岩氣,到2035年將構成第五大供給能源。
Fracking - Hydraulic fracturing is a controversial method for extracting fossil fuels from hitherto unreachable deposits. 碎裂——對於現有化石燃料的儲存,水力壓裂是一個頗有爭議的開採方法。
By cannoning water, sand and chemicals at them, a process known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, the bubbles can be released. 用水、沙、化學藥物撞擊它們的“高壓水砂破裂法”能釋放出氣泡,這個過程也稱“水力壓裂”。
Cuadrilla had to suspend its fracking operations earlier this year after two small earthquakes shook the Blackpool area in April and May. 今年早些時候,Cuadrilla公司不得不暫停業務,因為黑潭地區分別在四月和五月發生了地震。
Thanks to new drilling technology, and in particular a controversial process called hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," the size of the proven reserves is growing. 隨著鑽井技術,特別是充滿爭議的水力壓裂法(又稱破裂法)的廣泛採用。已探明的天然氣儲量不斷增加。
There is reason to suspect, despite industry denials, that it also contaminates groundwater; and the heavy trucking required for fracking inflicts major damage on roads. 儘管該行業予以否認,我們有理由懷疑,這項技術同時也污染地下水,還有,水力壓裂需要的重型卡車運輸也給道路帶來嚴重的破壞。
ProPublica collaborated with journalism students to produce a music video called "the Fracking Song", part of an investigation into the impact of sale-gas extraction. ProPublica與新聞系學生合作了一部音樂劇“追蹤溯源歌”,用作一個有關頁岩天然氣提取所造成的影響的調查片段。
They are expected to present their final report in the next few weeks, and Mr. Miller said he was "confident" it would provide a basis for Cuadrilla to resume fracking. 預計專家將於之後幾周內呈現最終報告。Miller先生說自己“相信”最終報告結果會為公司提供重新開始作業的理由。