Thursday, February 23, 2012

Fracking Links

Pretty soon, the North Carolina legislature will be making some pretty big decisions on if and where to allow hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the state. Here are six websites to visit to get some background info on the issue.

Here's an editorial piece about the benefits of fracking:
http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/5159158



This article describes a study which showed that the negative consequences of fracking may be exaggerated:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/02/20/frackings-effects-on-groundwater-may-be-overblown-study-shows/



Here's a story about a township's residents trying to prevent fracking from coming to their homes:
http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/551189/Residents-looking-to-ban-fracking.html?nav=5007



The Bureau of Land Management is trying to make companies that frack make public what chemicals they pump into the ground:
http://www.propublica.org/article/federal-rules-to-disclose-fracking-chemicals-could-come-with-exceptions


This story talks about the government having to provide fresh water to a town that had its water suplly contaminated by fracking:
http://www.propublica.org/article/years-after-evidence-of-fracking-contamination-epa-to-supply-drinking-water


Finally, this article discusses the pros and cons of fracking in Oklahoma:
http://www.newson6.com/story/16972746/oklahoma-impact-team-is-fracking-really-putting-oklahomans-at-risk


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