News Stories relating to "fracking"

To Frack--Or NOT to Frack

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

The question is almost Shakespearian: We would hate to give up fracking, since it's making us energy independent. But if this process of injecting water into shale in order to extract natural gas is...

Fracking Seen from Space

Monday, February 4, 2013

There is so much fracking going on in the US right now that shale mines are burning off enough gas to power all the homes in Chicago and Washington combined, with a method that is freeing us from...

Can Fracking Water be Cleaned Up?

Thursday, December 13, 2012

You may not know it, but you're probably drinking recycled water right now. But water from "Fracking?" The process uses as much water as the entire cities of Chicago or Houston, but can it be made...

Fracking May Release Radioactive Gas

Monday, November 26, 2012

We've heard good things and bad things about the method of extracting natural gas from shale that's known as "fracking."

Fracking not only uses chemicals that can contaminate...

Saudi America

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

America is becoming the new Saudi Arabia, turning from an oil-consuming nation into a power producing nation. When Obama was elected, we were importing almost two-thirds of its oil. That number is down to below almost half and is still falling. What caused this?...

Does Fracking Cause Asthma?

Monday, May 21, 2012

Asthma used to be mainly an urban problem, but now it's become an epidemic in the countryside--this could be due to Fracking....

Not So Clean After All

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...

More Evidence That Fracking Causes Quakes

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...

Fracking Kills Trees

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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News Stories relating to "fracking"