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In response to an increasingly expressed need for factual information, a science-based information web portal, the Shale Gas Information Platform SHIP, was developed. At the core of the project is the shale gas expert network. It’s an international and interdisciplinary group composed of mainly scientists that share their specific knowledge with the public. With a strong focus on factual information, this initiative also strives to serve the scientific community as a publication and knowledge exchange platform. SHIP relies upon the basic principles of being science-based, transparent and balanced. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences coordinates this initiative.
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Hübner, A., Horsfield, B. & Kapp, I. Fact-based communication: the Shale Gas Information Platform SHIP. Environ Earth Sci 70, 3921–3925 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2504-y
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