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Unconventional gas
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2015-01-06Slate - a source of unconventional gas

Shale gas - this term is becoming increasingly popular in the media. Unfortunately, its increasing popularity develops numerous misunderstandings, simplifications or falsifying basic terms. The media use the term "shale gas" disregarding the fact that it is only an element of a more complex assembly - unconventional gas reserves. It is worthwhile organizing that which the media write about on the first pages of the newspapers, often very vaguely.
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Shale gas in Poland
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2015-01-15Companies

Entities that have concessions for exploration of the shale gas in Poland
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Law and Taxes
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2015-01-06Natural gas and oil taxes around the world - outline

Natural resources are spread all around the world in different amounts; the rights of their ownership belong to numerous countries. Each of these countries, making the resources available for the interested parties, decides on taxing this kind of activity. Creating a tax system is essential due to financial needs on the one hand (and the notion that since the resource is depleting, the owner should be appropriately rewarded) and on the other hand - with maintaining a balance between gaining financial profits by the owner/country and the possibility to discourage actual or potential investors by heavy burdens. Such systems are built using different and unlikely concepts and motives in different countries.
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Legislation in Poland

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Research and science
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2015-01-15Scientific institutions

The following catalogue presents scientific institutions in Poland which in their works were and are involved in numerous aspects of exploration and extraction of unconventional gas and related topics.
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Environment
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2015-01-05Environment

The matters of the impact on the natural environment of the activities connected with exploration and extraction of unconventional gas are usually analyzed with respect to the matters related to water, soil, atmosphere and their influence on the quality of life in areas where this activity takes place.
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Quality of human life

Landscape

Surface and ground waters
Work