Given the present level of public interest in the possible commercial extraction of shale gas in the UK using hydraulic fracturing (fracking), we remind GSL Fellows that the Society has issued a number of resources which may be helpful in answering questions from friends and colleagues, such as
Briefing note on the geology of shale gas and its extraction - June 2012
Shale gas in the UK audio-visual resources from a public briefing meeting - June 2012
Suggested further reading - June 2012
Submission to parliamentary inquiry into the Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets - October 2012
Supplementary memorandum to the inquiry into the Impact of Shale Gas on Energy Markets - December 2012
Geological Society statement following Government announcements on shale gas - December 2012
Letter to the Guardian from the President - August 2013