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Fracking is "High Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing", where water is pumped far below ground to break rocks and release natural gas, a fuel we use for heating homes and cooking.

What is Fracking? @http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/13/fracking.explainer/index.html Another explanation of fracking @http://www.acespace.org/blog/2012/03/heated-issue-fracking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heated-issue-fracking

The New York Times Collection on Fracking: @http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/us/series/drilling_down/index.html?scp=2&sq=fracking&st=cse

This includes: Chemical and Toxic Materials used in Fracking: @http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/01/us/chemicals-and-toxic-materials-in-hydrofracking.html?ref=drillingdown

__ [|Spread of Hydrofracking Could Strain Water Resources in West, Study Finds] __

Concerns About Rules Regulating Fracking: @http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/01/us/chemicals-and-toxic-materials-in-hydrofracking.html?ref=drillingdown

Example of Toxic Waste from Fracking in Pennsylvania: @http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/27/us/natural-gas-map.html?scp=49&sq=drinking%20water%20and%20fracking&st=cse

NPR News Article: Water Contamination Concerns Linger for Shale Gas

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