WASHINGTON (AP) — The drilling procedure called fracking didn’t cause much-publicized cases of tainted groundwater in areas of Pennsylvania and Texas, a new study finds. Instead, it blames the ...
Water is a key feature of energy production, both as an inconvenient byproduct and an essential input for fracking. Select ...
The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning documentary Gasland is often credited with spawning the movement to oppose fracking. The 2010 documentary, which was written and directed by Josh Fox, portrayed ...
Five years ago, The Heartland Institute set out to correct some misperceptions about the hydraulic fracturing process (commonly known as “fracking”) that had gained traction in the opinions of a ...
Fracking is a relatively new process in which the horizontal shaft is pumped full of water, sand and other chemicals at high pressure. That pressure creates tiny cracks in the rock through which oil ...
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Texas leads the United States in oil and gas production, including producing 43% of the ...