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Fracking is a hot topic these days. You hear it just about everywhere. And it’s being highlighted in North Carolina as Lee County has been zeroed-on as a prime location for fracking.
What is fracking?
Basic definition: it’s a technique used to release petroleum (i.e. natural gas) from underground.
The process of fracking creates some serious consequences for the environment, and there’s a lot of concern from the community about what the long term affects are going to be.
For example: hydraulic fracturing creates millions of gallons of toxic waste water.
Long after the economic boost, what bruises with the environment be nursing?
WUNC is hosting a new series entitled: Fracking North Carolina.
You can read the first story written by Richard Ziglar here.
There is also a vocal online community on Facebook: Say no to fracking in NC
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