There's too much we don't know about the impacts, and that which we do know shows that fracking has the potential for serious environmental and social damage.
Pickens has essentially written a bill to require 'natural' gas in some vehicles, even as communities across the country are protesting the environmental impacts of drilling.
"We're not asking for a lot and now they're taking it all away. In a million years, I never would have thought that people could do this and get away with it."
Josh Fox talks about why the gas industry is losing control of the message and how it has underestimated the power of citizens affected by gas drilling.
Officials have quarantined 28 beef cattle on a Pennsylvania farm after wastewater from a nearby gas well leaked into a field and came in contact with the animals.
From Pennsylvania to Ohio, natural gas drilling is wreaking havoc on communities and landowners. What will it take to get stronger regulatory oversight?
The EPA first undertook this investigation in 2004, but strangely failed to test any actual water samples before reaching their conclusion. This time looks to be different.
This latest incident highlights one of the biggest concerns with drilling in Marcellus Shale -- disposal of wastewater, which can be up to 1.2 million gallons per well.
Reports of toxic spills are coming on the heels of a string of other incidents that have killed fish in one of the state's most prized recreational lakes.
Residents of others states are issuing words of warning for New Yorkers who may soon allow companies to use the "fracking" process to drill for natural gas.
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. December 8, 2009.
An estimated 77 billion barrels of contaminated water were generated worldwide in 2000 by oil and gas operations. In recent years this volume has increased.
