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Fracking provides a source of electricity that is cleaner and cheaper than [[coal]]. | Fracking provides a source of electricity that is cleaner and cheaper than [[coal]]. | ||
| − | Fracking has brought prosperity to [[Pennsylvania]], where it is allowed, and is controversial in [[New York]] and [[New Jersey]], where it is banned by statewide moratoria and some local ordinances.<ref>[http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/19312259/article-Secaucus-bans-%E2%80%98fracking%E2%80%99-Local-officials-also-call-for-statewide-and-national-ban-?instance=special_coverage_bullets_right_column NJ city bans fracking]</ref> | + | On March 18, 2014, a referendum on fracking in southern [[Illinois]] won in a landslide. Fracking has brought prosperity to [[Pennsylvania]], where it is allowed, and is controversial in [[New York]] and [[New Jersey]], where it is banned by statewide moratoria and some local ordinances.<ref>[http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/19312259/article-Secaucus-bans-%E2%80%98fracking%E2%80%99-Local-officials-also-call-for-statewide-and-national-ban-?instance=special_coverage_bullets_right_column NJ city bans fracking]</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:28, March 19, 2014
Fracking, which is short for hydraulic fracturing, is a process for extracting natural gas and sometimes oil from underground structures.
Fracking provides a source of electricity that is cleaner and cheaper than coal.
On March 18, 2014, a referendum on fracking in southern Illinois won in a landslide. Fracking has brought prosperity to Pennsylvania, where it is allowed, and is controversial in New York and New Jersey, where it is banned by statewide moratoria and some local ordinances.[1]
