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'''Fracking''', which is short for hydraulic fracturing, is a process for extracting primarily [[natural gas]] and sometimes oil from underground structures. | '''Fracking''', which is short for hydraulic fracturing, is a process for extracting primarily [[natural gas]] and sometimes oil from underground structures. | ||
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| + | Fracking provides a source of electricity that is cleaner and cheaper than [[coal]]. | ||
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| + | Fracking has brought prosperity to [[Pennsylvania]], where it is allowed, and is controversial in [[New York]] and [[New Jersey]], where it is banned by statewire 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 15:37, August 14, 2012
Fracking, which is short for hydraulic fracturing, is a process for extracting primarily natural gas and sometimes oil from underground structures.
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 statewire moratoria and some local ordinances.[1]