20121002 Fracking

Graphic explains the technique used by the oil and gas industry to get oil and natural gas from shale deposits using hydraulic fracturing or simply "fracking;" fracking creates several environmental concerns such as possible ground water contamination. Minneapolis Star Tribune 2012

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