Fracking the Karoo: Mitigating environmental damage
Article from: OGEL 3 (2014), in Unconventional Oil and Gas
Abstract
As the fracking boom gains momentum around the globe, South Africa must prepare a comprehensive frack-related legal framework and commence with the extraction of the enormous wealth buried deep within the Karoo desert. The objective of this paper is to examine the applicability of South Africa's legal framework to the mitigation of the water related environmental risks posed by fracking activities, and to propose possible legislative solutions where legal lacunas exist. A close look will be taken at the fracking laws of the USA which today is largely the most advanced fracking ...