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Dear EarthTalk Can you explain what "fracking" is with regard to natural gas exploration and why it is controversial?
- Jonas Kern, Bellevue, Wash.See the full content of this document
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Fracturing Process in Drilling Raises Concerns
Fracking is shorthand within the oil and gas industry for "hydraulic fracturing," a process in which drillers blast millions of gallons of water, sand and hazardous chemicals at high-pressure into sub-surface rock formations to create fractures that facilitate the flow of recoverable oil or gas.
According to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commissi...See the full content of this document
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