Monday, June 13, 2011

Gas Drilling: The Story So Far

Thanks to Elizabeth Riebschlaeger for sending in these articles on fracking
The country’s push to find clean domestic energy has zeroed in on natural gas, but cases of water contamination have raised serious questions about the primary drilling method being used. Vast deposits of natural gas, large enough to supply the country for decades, have brought a drilling boom stretching across 31 states. The drilling technique being used, called hydraulic fracturing, shoots water, sand and toxic chemicals into the ground to break up rock and release the gas.  CLICK HERE to read more.

CLICK HERE to read:  "Scientific study links flammable drinking water to fracking." 

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