Fracking in the south of Mendoza: risks, uncertainties and resistance in the context of a mega drought

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In 2017, corresponding with the Vaca Muerta geological formation –located in the Argentinian provinces of Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro y La Pampa–, the fracking technique began to be used in the province of Mendoza for the exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons. In Mendoza, the resistance to meg...

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Publicado: Instituto de Geografía "Romualdo Ardissone", UBA 2021
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spelling I28-R145-11001_oai2025-11-17 Wagner, Lucrecia 2021-12-29 In 2017, corresponding with the Vaca Muerta geological formation –located in the Argentinian provinces of Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro y La Pampa–, the fracking technique began to be used in the province of Mendoza for the exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons. In Mendoza, the resistance to mega-mining based on the defense of water, a scarce and highly valued good, has been one of the most successful and transcendent at the national level. However, fracking had a rapid authorization accompanied by the flexibilization of environmental legislation and a harsh questioning of the critical voices by the provincial government. Given this panorama, in this paper we will analyze how, unlike what happened around large-scale mining, in the case of fracking water protection was neglected and social opposition criminalized. For their part, socio-environmental movements and other social actors, especially from the scientific-academic sector, have placed in the public debate the situation of “mega-drought” that the province is going through, the scarce evaluation of the risks and the uncertainty generated by these shortcomings. An uncertainty that is increased by the start of new extractive activities that generate controversies and contradictions with climate change policies and with the objectives of moving towards an energy transition. En el año 2017, coincidiendo con la formación geológica Vaca Muerta –ubicada en las provincias argentinas de Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro y La Pampa–, comenzó a utilizarse en la provincia de Mendoza la técnica de fracking para la explotación de hidrocarburos no convencionales. En Mendoza, las resistencias a la megaminería basadas en la defensa del agua, un bien escaso y muy preciado, han sido de las más exitosas y trascendentes a nivel nacional. Sin embargo, el fracking tuvo una rápida autorización acompañada por la flexibilización de la legislación ambiental y un duro cuestionamiento a las voces críticas por parte del gobierno provincial. Ante este panorama, en el presente trabajo analizaremos cómo, a diferencia de lo acontecido en torno a la minería a gran escala, en el caso del fracking la protección del agua fue descuidada y la oposición social criminalizada. Por su parte, movimientos socioambientales y otros actores sociales, especialmente del sector científico-académico, han colocado en el debate público la situación de “mega-sequía” que atraviesa la provincia, la escasa evaluación de los riesgos y la incertidumbre generada por estas falencias. Una incertidumbre que se incrementa por el inicio de nuevas actividades extractivas que generan controversias y contradicciones con las políticas de cambio climático y con los objetivos de avanzar hacia una transición energética. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS/article/view/11001 10.34096/ps.n5.11001 spa Instituto de Geografía "Romualdo Ardissone", UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS/article/view/11001/9903 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/RPS/article/view/11001/9916 Punto Sur; No. 5 (2021): El agua en la encrucijada climática Punto Sur; Núm. 5 (2021): El agua en la encrucijada climática 2683-7404 fracking Vaca Muerta drought risk uncertainty fracking Vaca Muerta sequía riesgo incertidumbre Fracking in the south of Mendoza: risks, uncertainties and resistance in the context of a mega drought Fracking en el sur de Mendoza: riesgos, incertidumbres y resistencias en contexto de una mega-sequía info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=puntosur&d=11001_oai
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Wagner, Lucrecia
Fracking in the south of Mendoza: risks, uncertainties and resistance in the context of a mega drought
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description In 2017, corresponding with the Vaca Muerta geological formation –located in the Argentinian provinces of Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro y La Pampa–, the fracking technique began to be used in the province of Mendoza for the exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons. In Mendoza, the resistance to mega-mining based on the defense of water, a scarce and highly valued good, has been one of the most successful and transcendent at the national level. However, fracking had a rapid authorization accompanied by the flexibilization of environmental legislation and a harsh questioning of the critical voices by the provincial government. Given this panorama, in this paper we will analyze how, unlike what happened around large-scale mining, in the case of fracking water protection was neglected and social opposition criminalized. For their part, socio-environmental movements and other social actors, especially from the scientific-academic sector, have placed in the public debate the situation of “mega-drought” that the province is going through, the scarce evaluation of the risks and the uncertainty generated by these shortcomings. An uncertainty that is increased by the start of new extractive activities that generate controversies and contradictions with climate change policies and with the objectives of moving towards an energy transition.
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title Fracking in the south of Mendoza: risks, uncertainties and resistance in the context of a mega drought
title_short Fracking in the south of Mendoza: risks, uncertainties and resistance in the context of a mega drought
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