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What is fracking and why should fracking be banned?
To frack an oil or gas well, a massive volume of water, sand, and chemicals is injected underground at high pressure to break up rock formations, allowing oil or gas to flow up the well.
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Fracking: The New Global Water Crisis
Exposing the Oil and Gas Industry’s False Jobs Promise for Shale Gas Development |
Fracking threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the communities we love and the climate on which we depend.
Learn More
- Watch our video about the dangers of fracking.
- Issue Brief: California, Here They Come
- Report: Fracking: The New Global Water Crisis
- Fact Sheet: WASTE: The Soft & Dirty Underbelly of Fracking
- Fact Sheet: False Promises and Hidden Costs: The Illusion of Economic Benefits from Fracking
- Issue Brief: Why the Water Industry is Promoting Shale Gas Development
- Report: Exposing the Oil and Gas Industry’s False Jobs Promise for Shale Gas Development
- Report: How New York State Exaggerated Potential Job Creation from Shale Gas Development
- Issue Brief: Pipe Dreams
- Fact Sheet: The Private Water Industry’s Stake in Shale Gas Development
- Report: Case for a Ban on Gas Fracking
- Watch Academy Award nominated Gasland.
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