 AOL Energy Last week, Joe Nocera reminded me of how disconnected and angry the debate over fracking -- the process of injecting fluids into deep, dense rock formations to fracture them and release natural gas -- has grown. At The New York Times Energy for Tomorrow conference, Nocera moderated a series of panels that were focused on a broad variety of energy issues, but repeatedly returned to the hot button issue of fracking. TAGGED: natural gas, Joe Nocero, FrackingRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| FORTUNE -- Thursday night in South Texas, and the parking lot at the Texas Roadhouse, on Highway 287 outside Port Arthur, is jammed. Big-shouldered Sierra trucks jostle with shiny Rams, F-150s, and Tundras, with a pearl-white,... more ›› |
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April 13, 2012 Why Frack?John Deutch, New York Review of Books |
| Natural gas fracking is spreading wildly, with very little oversight – especially in states like Pennsylvania, which was pretty much bought outright by the energy industry in the 2010 election.Now, President Obama appears to be... more ›› |
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