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History of Fracking

History of Fracking, John Manfreda, Oil Price Net
History of Fracking

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Wikipedia entry on hydraulic fracking

George Mitchell, inventor of modern-day fracking

Government subsidies for oil industry
Government subsidies for oil industry

Instance of industry paying for investigations into fracking and water quality:

“The new research led by Wyoming officials would be funded at least in part by a $1.5 million grant from Encana Corp.’s U.S. oil and gas subsidiary, which owns the Pavillion gas field. A final report is due by late 2014. ” — The Vindicator

Stacked rigs are seen along with other idled oil drilling equipment at a depot in Dickinson, North Dakota, June 26. As Big Oil again confronts the prospect of $20 oil for the first time in more than a decade, it’s no longer content to fall back on dog meat—instead it’s counting on the repeal of America’s 40-year ban on oil exports.
Stacked rigs are seen along with other idled oil drilling equipment at a depot in Dickinson, North Dakota, June 26. As Big Oil again confronts the prospect of $20 oil for the first time in more than a decade, it’s no longer content to fall back on dog meat—instead it’s counting on the repeal of America’s 40-year ban on oil exports.
The crude truth
The crude truth
Passing Pipelines
Passing Pipelines

Fracking has contaminated drinking water EPA conclusion

Last two Dimock families settle lawsuit with Cabot over water

Dimock, PA: "Ground Zero" In The Fight Over Fracking

Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water It took nearly a decade, but former EPA scientist Dominic DiGiulio has proved that fracking has polluted groundwater in Wyoming



"Fracking" the cause of two minor quakes?
You can't frack your water and drink it tooFracking Water: It’s Just So Hard to CleanEPA: Natural Gas Driller Tainted Texas Aquifer, CBS