fracking

Fracking, in this regard, is no different from gypsum mining, or some kinds of industrial agriculture.

But they are serious: what large-scale fracking does is change small farm towns into industrial sites.

The petroleum industry has depicted fracking as a few antiseptic drills dug on peaceful farmland.

But those incidents are due to mistakes and leaks, not proper fracking procedures.

That can happen, according to the report, when (flammable) methane leaks out of fracking wells and into drinking water.