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What do you think of fracking?

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Isn't it strange? We know for some decades know that fossil resources are finite. We know as well for many decades that the production of energy from fossil resources is ineffective, extremely dirty, and a climate killer. read more

"claiming that the information is proprietary, drilling companies have still not come out and fully disclosed what fracking fluid is made of." Vanity Fair, June 2010 Under mounting pressure, companies such as Schlumberger and Range Resources have posted the chemical compounds used in some of their wells, and in June, Texas became the first state to pass a law requiring full public disclosure. read more

A government-appointed panel said there could be more tremors as a result of fracking, but they will be too small to do structural damage above ground. read more

Media caption The BBC's David Shukman explains how fracking works. Drilling companies suggest trillions of cubic feet of shale gas may be recoverable from underneath parts of the UK through a process known as"fracking". Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock. read more

New fracking technologies allow for the extraction of more gas, thus contributing more to climate change than previous natural gas extraction. As politicians in Europe and the United States consider whether, and under what conditions, fracking should be allowed, the experience of Pennsylvania is instructive. read more