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Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) is the process of injecting large quantities of toxic chemicals under high pressure into rock formations containing otherwise inaccessible deposits of natural gas. This fractures the rock (usually shale or sandstone) permitting the gas to escape. This new technology has caused a boom in domestic U.S. natural gas production, and the use of natural gas has soared as the price has come down, replacing coal in the generation of electricity in many power plants. This is good, because even though it is a fossil fuel, natural gas emits much less carbon dioxide than does coal.

However, this comes at a huge price -- the contamination of groundwater supplies in many locations. See, for example [link]

While increased gas production is good in the short run, in the long run fracking is not sustainable. Energy conservation and a shift to clean, non-polluting biomass based biofuels is the way to go, not increased use of fossil fuels in any form.
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Quality pairing, between the message and the imagery.

Thanks for this. My hometown just passed a local city wide fracking ban in opposition to Colorado's state laws, so we'll see how it goes.