Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) is unlocking unconventional oil and gas resources and transforming our energy profile. Within the last decade, we have seen a steady uptick in domestic oil and gas production, a dramatic drop in American natural gas prices, and the retirement of old coal plants forced out of the market by more efficient gas-fired energy. We’ve seen oil and gas production in places where it never before existed, and a remarkable scale and intensity of development. Read more >
Fracking and Community Action: Make Your Voice Heard!
with Kate Konschnik,, Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy
October 10, 2013 10:48 AM EDT
Fracking or Hydraulic Fracturing? What’s in a Name?
Deborah Bailin, former analyst, Center for Science & Democracy
July 12, 2013 12:50 PM EDT
A few weeks ago, I was telling my mother about the work I do here at UCS’s Center for Science and Democracy. “We’re putting together a forum next month about recent developments in natural gas and oil extraction and public access to information, “ I said, “It’s called Science, Democracy, and Community Decisions on Fracking.” Read more >