The Oxford Dictionary defines it as: the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc. so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas. In order to ...

The Government has lifted the moratorium on fracking in a controversial move to stimulate more domestic gas supplies. – What is fracking? More properly known as hydraulic fracturing, fracking is a ...

Fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is a common target for environmental protestors due to its propensity to cause miniature earthquakes and use up vast amounts of water, which eventually ...

In 2010, the CEO of Chesapeake Energy told 60 Minutes there is twice as much natural gas in the U.S. as there is oil in Saudi Arabia. It was suddenly available because of new technology called ...

The Nova Scotia government is considering a proposal that could help get rid of waste water from the hydraulic fracturing or fracking process. The Lafarge cement plant in Brookfield has applied to use ...

A coalition of environmental, community and First Nation organizations is calling on the B.C. NDP to broaden a campaign promise to review fracking by instead ordering a full public inquiry or ...

Liz Truss hasn’t taken long to spark controversy as prime minister by lifting the moratorium on fracking in the UK. Fracking, a process used to extract shale gas from underground, has been effectively ...