Gloucester Township Campus IMC/Library: Fracking

According to Live Science, in the year 2000 there were approximately 276,000 natural gas wells in the United States. In 2010, that number soared to 510,000. The U.S. Energy Information Administration states that fracking is most profitable in Texas and in the Marcellus Shale area, which reaches from central New York to Ohio and down to Virginia. This timely volume explains what fracking is, how the process works, and describes the benefits and the drawbacks of this energy technology.

This anthology of essays provides a wide range of viewpoints about fracking, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and it offers a challenge to critical thinking skills. Essays debate whether hydraulic fracturing can be done responsibly, whether fracking pollutes the air, and whether the chemicals used in fracking should no longer be held secret from the public.