Tagged as: Fracking
Frequent Shallow Fracking Threatens Drinking Water
Fracking, a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock, is a controversial process. Opponents of fracking argue that the drilling process could contaminate the water table, but its supporters claim that the practice is carried out at such de...
What the “frack”: Flammable Water
Water: essential to life, multi-useful, and... flammable?Fire water. What an oxymoron. Residents of areas rich in natural gas have noticed that their tap water is able to catch on fire. How does one find this out, you may ask? Well, that's all part of the ...