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KUAR-FM (Arkansas): Officials require disclosure of gas drilling "frack" fluids

Posted Fri, 2010/12/10 - 10:47am by RCAP

This story was originally posted Dec. 7 here

By Kelly MacNeil

Arkansas just became one of the first states in the country to require drilling companies to disclose what chemicals they’re using to crack open shale rock to extract natural gas.

New York Times: When a Rig Moves In Next Door (article that surveys support for fracking)

Posted Wed, 2010/11/17 - 5:23pm by RCAP

This article was originally published on Nov. 6, 2010, in The New York Times.

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and TOM ZELLER Jr.

In the sparsely populated pastures of De Soto Parish in Louisiana, the ability to extract gas from shale — which can involve a process known as fracking — has been welcomed as an economic windfall. Some residents call it a gift from God.

CBS's "60 Minutes" looks at fracking

Posted Tue, 2010/11/16 - 4:26pm by RCAP

The Nov. 14 episode of CBS's "60 Minutes" included a segment on natural gas drilling in a process called hydraulic fracturing, also sometimes called fracking. The report focused on the discovery of vast amounts of natural gas in the U.S., which could supply all of the nation's energy needs for years to come and the people who have become wealthy after allowing natural gas to be extracted from shale rock on their property. The report focused briefly on the potential harm to the ground water that this process causes.