PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a word few us knew about three years ago, but one that now provokes raw emotion.
Fracking is the use of water and chemicals to extract natural gas from shale formations under the ground.
To environmentalists, it’s a poisonous threat to our water supply. To the shale gas industry, it’s ground-breaking technology and the key to America’s energy future.
It’s a process embroiled in controversy, the gas exploration company Range Resources is confident it can be done in a safe and controlled.
CBS Pittsburgh
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