Shale
noun
A type of soft, thinly layered rock. It is formed from mud that was compressed and hardened over time.
Caves are often formed in areas where there is a lot of shale.
Often appears as...
- shale rock
- shale oil
noun
An source of oil or gas, trapped in the layers of shale rock.
Shale gas is a major source of natural gas in the United States.
Often appears as...
- shale gas extraction
- shale oil drilling
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of soft, thinly layered rock. It is formed from mud that was compressed and hardened over time.
Caves are often formed in areas where there is a lot of shale.
Often appears as...
- shale rock
- shale oil
noun
An source of oil or gas, trapped in the layers of shale rock.
Shale gas is a major source of natural gas in the United States.
Often appears as...
- shale gas extraction
- shale oil drilling
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geological Formation
Understand shale as a result of geological process, not just a physical object.
The valley was rich with geological formations, including layers of shale.
Pro Tip 2/3Soft and Layered
Remember shale is distinctive for being soft and having thin layers.
You can easily break the shale apart due to its thin layers.
Pro Tip 3/3Erosion Susceptibility
Shale is prone to erosion, which is important in understanding its impact on landscapes.
The shale cliffs are eroding faster than the harder rock formations.
Pro Tip 1/3Geological Formation
Understand shale as a result of geological process, not just a physical object.
The valley was rich with geological formations, including layers of shale.
Pro Tip 2/3Soft and Layered
Remember shale is distinctive for being soft and having thin layers.
You can easily break the shale apart due to its thin layers.
Pro Tip 3/3Erosion Susceptibility
Shale is prone to erosion, which is important in understanding its impact on landscapes.
The shale cliffs are eroding faster than the harder rock formations.
Pro Tip 1/3Geological Formation
Understand shale as a result of geological process, not just a physical object.
The valley was rich with geological formations, including layers of shale.
Pro Tip 2/3Soft and Layered
Remember shale is distinctive for being soft and having thin layers.
You can easily break the shale apart due to its thin layers.
Pro Tip 3/3Erosion Susceptibility
Shale is prone to erosion, which is important in understanding its impact on landscapes.
The shale cliffs are eroding faster than the harder rock formations.
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Great Barrier Reef PIPE...
life Carl's get the credit for most of the reef structure but much of the construction is done by fast-growing encrusting red algae they act like pink glue cementing fragments of shale sand and coral with sheets of calcium carbonate
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We need nuclear power to...
is the choice that China has made. China has made the choice, and will make the choice, to run on coal. The United States has an alternative. It can run on natural gas as a result of the inventions of fracking and shale gas,
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Why I must speak out...
subsidize fossil mewls by four hundred to five hundred billion dollars per year worldwide thus encouraging extraction of every fossil fuel mountaintop removal long wall mining fracking tar sands tar shale deep
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New thinking on the...
The latest figures show that the old model is not working. There are a lot of great investments that you can make. If you are investing in tar sands or shale oil, then you have a portfolio
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Utah Dinos PIPE National...
here we go again today's the day the traffic shale doesn't reveal it's it's fossils readily it's not highly fossiliferous but you can go literally for days I've spent days and weeks out
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Tiger Sharks vs. Turtles...
hard right hard right ready the green smooth shale is perfect for the Crittercam suction once on it won't come off until a magnesium washer dissolves and releases the Crittercam
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James Hansen: Why I must...
per year worldwide, thus encouraging extraction of every fossil fuel -- mountaintop removal, longwall mining, fracking, tar sands, tar shale, deep ocean Arctic drilling.
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How does fracking work?...
through a compressed black layer called the shale rock formation. A specialized perforating gun is then lowered and fired, creating a series of small, inch-long holes
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New Human Ancestor...
together an extradition fast interest is pretty very day to get to it you have to move to seven and a half inch slot wiggling your way across shale rocks
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Turtle Evades a Shark...
loggerheads rough shale the team uses a harmless epoxy and a base plate which will slough off after a few days
Video examples
Great Barrier Reef PIPE...
life Carl's get the credit for most of the reef structure but much of the construction is done by fast-growing encrusting red algae they act like pink glue cementing fragments of shale sand and coral with sheets of calcium carbonate
Video examples
We need nuclear power to...
is the choice that China has made. China has made the choice, and will make the choice, to run on coal. The United States has an alternative. It can run on natural gas as a result of the inventions of fracking and shale gas,
Video examples
Why I must speak out...
subsidize fossil mewls by four hundred to five hundred billion dollars per year worldwide thus encouraging extraction of every fossil fuel mountaintop removal long wall mining fracking tar sands tar shale deep
Video examples
New thinking on the...
The latest figures show that the old model is not working. There are a lot of great investments that you can make. If you are investing in tar sands or shale oil, then you have a portfolio
Video examples
Utah Dinos PIPE National...
here we go again today's the day the traffic shale doesn't reveal it's it's fossils readily it's not highly fossiliferous but you can go literally for days I've spent days and weeks out
Video examples
Tiger Sharks vs. Turtles...
hard right hard right ready the green smooth shale is perfect for the Crittercam suction once on it won't come off until a magnesium washer dissolves and releases the Crittercam
Video examples
James Hansen: Why I must...
per year worldwide, thus encouraging extraction of every fossil fuel -- mountaintop removal, longwall mining, fracking, tar sands, tar shale, deep ocean Arctic drilling.
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
through a compressed black layer called the shale rock formation. A specialized perforating gun is then lowered and fired, creating a series of small, inch-long holes
Video examples
New Human Ancestor...
together an extradition fast interest is pretty very day to get to it you have to move to seven and a half inch slot wiggling your way across shale rocks
Video examples
Turtle Evades a Shark...
loggerheads rough shale the team uses a harmless epoxy and a base plate which will slough off after a few days
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Quote examples
Lloyd Blankfein
American Businessman
It's very hard to go out and make big investments to take advantage of the shale energy if we don't know if it's always going to be there, what price it's going to be there, whether the country's going to allow it to be exported, or whether it's going to go and affect subsidized U.S. manufacturing.
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David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.
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Jim Ratcliffe
British Businessman
Do your analysis of energy costs. Either it comes from windmills and solar or things like nuclear and shale gas. You have to think about how you provide competitive energy for U.K. Ltd.
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Bob Beauprez
American Politician
Colorado's collective shale deposits contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 trillion barrels of oil. That's almost as much as the entire world's proven oil reserves!
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Ruth Reichl
American Chef
I don't have my own garden; we're on shale and in the woods. And if I did have a garden, the deer and chipmunks and squirrels and bears would eat everything anyway.
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George Osborne
British Politician
Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas.
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Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
Mexico holds the fifth-largest shale gas reserve in the world, in addition to large deep-water oil reserves and a tremendous potential in renewable energy.
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Rex Tillerson
American Businessman
We have been blessed in many respects with the explosion of the development of shale gas resources here in North America. It's both U.S. and in Canada.
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Katie McGinty
American Public Servant
I think the governor has short-changed the people of Pennsylvania with respect to shale gas, both with respect to the environment and the economy.
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Stephen Moore
American Writer
The big problem for atomic energy is that it can't compete on price with the new age of cheap shale gas and, to a lesser extent, clean coal.
Quote examples
Lloyd Blankfein
American Businessman
It's very hard to go out and make big investments to take advantage of the shale energy if we don't know if it's always going to be there, what price it's going to be there, whether the country's going to allow it to be exported, or whether it's going to go and affect subsidized U.S. manufacturing.
Quote examples
David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.
Quote examples
Jim Ratcliffe
British Businessman
Do your analysis of energy costs. Either it comes from windmills and solar or things like nuclear and shale gas. You have to think about how you provide competitive energy for U.K. Ltd.
Quote examples
Bob Beauprez
American Politician
Colorado's collective shale deposits contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 trillion barrels of oil. That's almost as much as the entire world's proven oil reserves!
Quote examples
Ruth Reichl
American Chef
I don't have my own garden; we're on shale and in the woods. And if I did have a garden, the deer and chipmunks and squirrels and bears would eat everything anyway.
Quote examples
George Osborne
British Politician
Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas.
Quote examples
Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
Mexico holds the fifth-largest shale gas reserve in the world, in addition to large deep-water oil reserves and a tremendous potential in renewable energy.
Quote examples
Rex Tillerson
American Businessman
We have been blessed in many respects with the explosion of the development of shale gas resources here in North America. It's both U.S. and in Canada.
Quote examples
Katie McGinty
American Public Servant
I think the governor has short-changed the people of Pennsylvania with respect to shale gas, both with respect to the environment and the economy.
Quote examples
Stephen Moore
American Writer
The big problem for atomic energy is that it can't compete on price with the new age of cheap shale gas and, to a lesser extent, clean coal.
Example 1 of 10
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