2. WHAT IS FRACKING?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 2. WHAT IS FRACKING? 11
6. 3. DOES FRACKING CONTAMINATE WATER? 31
7. 4. WILL FRACKING MAKE ME SICK? 55
8. 5. DOES FRACKING CAUSE EARTHQUAKES? 75
9. 6. IS THERE ANY REGULATION ON FRACKING? 89
10. 7. IS FRACKING GOOD OR BAD FOR CLIMATE CHANGE? 107
11. 8. WILL FRACKING MAKE THE UNITED STATES ENERGY INDEPENDENT? 135
12. 9. IS FRACKING GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY? 151
13. 10. WILL FRACKING SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD? 173
14. 11. DO PEOPLE LIVING NEAR FRACKING LOVE IT OR HATE IT? 191
15. 12. WHAT’S NEXT? 207
16. Notes 215
17. Index 253