Saturday, September 11, 2010

Fracking debate heats up in New York

By Steve Hargreaves, Senior writer

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Hundreds of people are expected to pack an upstate New York auditorium Monday as the federal government enters the fray over a controversial technique for natural gas production.

The hearing is the public comment portion of an ongoing Environmental Protection Agency investigation into whether or not hydraulic fracturing, a process that injects thousands of gallons of chemical-laced water and sand into natural gas wells, cracking the shale rock and allowing the gas to flow out, is safe." More>>>>


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