Fracking

Fee Berry writes about an environmental concern

Fracking is a subject that, for many members of the public and even some Friends, is complex and confusing. There is much misunderstanding about the practice. It involves pumping toxic chemicals and water into the rock in order to release the gas trapped within. ‘Fracking’ refers to how the rock is fractured apart by the high pressure mixture. The chemicals stay in the ground, and may contaminate water tables or poison the land. They don’t attempt to recover the stuff they pump in.

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