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Section 5.3 — The Costs of Fracking

In this section of the fracking report, DENR outlines some of the costs and payments associated with fracking, including what states such as North Carolina tax for the practice.
May 7, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Tags: , , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Section 5.2: Money talks

Of course fracking will boost the economic situation in North Carolina and that means jobs. But as Laura explains in today’s FrackFocus post, those jobs won’t be around forever.
May 3, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Tags: , , , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Section 4, Part One: Chemical questions

chemical-in-fracing-chartWhat’s in your water? As Laura continues to break down the DENR report on fracking, she finds some interesting facts about chemicals and groundwater.
April 23, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

Section 3 continued: Water, water, everywhere, but who will regulate?

One thing unclear if fracking were to move forward: who would keep track of all that water use?
April 17, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Tags: , , , | Comments closed | Full Story »

What do you know about fracking, anyway? (Or, why I want to spend the month of April inside on my computer)

Graphic by Al Granberg/Pro Publica. http://propublica.orgAt 444 pages, the North Carolina Oil and Gas Study is an extensive document. During the month of April, Laura White will be tackling this entire document, conducting interviews with experts and breaking it down section by section so you can be as informed as possible. Today, Laura explains the motivation behind this difficult task.
April 5, 2012 | Posted in: Fracking | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story »