Fracking
Section 5.2: Money talks
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Of course fracking will boost the economic situation in North Carolina and that means jobs. But as Laura explains in today’s FrackFocus post, those jobs won’t be around forever.
Fracking
Section Four Finalized: The Rest of the Chemical-Water Questions
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The DENR study’s wording assures readers that while all of these chemicals are in fact hazardous and can pose problems for public health, exposure to them only occurs in case of an accident or a spill! Phew. It’s good that those sorts of things never happen.
Fracking
Section 3 Finalized: Wrapping up the water woes
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As Laura continues to break down the DENR report on fracking, she delves into the end of Section 3, which is about water. Water is one of the main concerns surrounding fracking, and here DENR gives some hard numbers.
Fracking
Section 3 continued: Water, water, everywhere, but who will regulate?
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One thing unclear if fracking were to move forward: who would keep track of all that water use?
Fracking
Section 1 — Potential Oil and Gas resources
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Blogging our way through the DENR fracking study.
Fracking
Fracking Words
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A glossary for fracking terminology as we blog our way through the DENR fracking report.
Fracking
What do you know about fracking, anyway? (Or, why I want to spend the month of April inside on my computer)
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At 444 pages, the North Carolina Oil and Gas Study is an extensive document. During the month of April, Laura White will be tackling this entire document, conducting interviews with experts and breaking it down section by section so you can be as informed as possible. Today, Laura explains the motivation behind this difficult task.
Environment
Qualifiers and Caution in Fracking Study
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DENR finds fracking viable only after further preparation.
Environment
Some Question Reliability of State’s $100K Fracking Study
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Experts question the state’s ability to properly gauge environmental impact of fracking with only a $100,000 budget and recommend further evaluation.
