News Stories relating to "fracking"
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Deep water oil drilling rigs may not be
causing obvious leaks (NOTE:
Subscribers can still listen to this show), but they are leaking dangerous methane gas into the atmosphere. Methane has 25...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Geologists say that recent earthquakes in Ohio and Oklahoma are directly linked to deep wells that were used to dispose of liquid wastes produced by the hydraulic fracturing or
"fracking" of natural gas. At least 177 similar disposal wells are located...
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Monday, August 22, 2011
As
"fracking," which is the term for drilling for natural gas from the ground, becomes more popular (as oil prices rise), we may see bare landscapes in this country. This process uses LOTS of water, which is becomes contaminated before it is disposed of....
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