Is Hydraulic Fracting for Natural Gas the Next Big Class Action?
Fracting for natural gas is a process of drilling for energy to extract natural gas from the earth. Here is a pretty good explanation of the process. Fracting is the process of pumping millions of gallons of water or chemicals into the ground to help extract natural gas from the earth. The pressure causes the ground to fracture, releasing natural gases. The Congress has exempted fracting from being regulated by the EPA. As a result it’s up to individual States to monitor and to regulate. New York has the Marcellus Shale. Like New York this kind of geologic formation can be found across the United States. The process is important to America’s energy independence, but isn’t without controversy. Today’s post is about such a controversy. In West Virginia a crew dug a water-well in someone’s back yard. They could smell natural gas and now they can light the tap water on fire. Watch the video. The same thing occurred in Candor, New York above the Marcellus Shale. This of course makes one won
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