FrackingOur region is sitting on a potential gold mine – a tremendous natural gas reserve, accessible by safe, responsible hydraulic fracturing stands to create hundreds of jobs and generate millions of dollars for the Chattanooga area.
Opponents of the hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” procedure used to coax the natural gas from bedrock, claim that fracking creates a perilous threat to the environment.
But that simply isn’t the fracking truth.
Some green alarmists claim the process of fracking, which involves pumping soapy water mixture into wells more than 3,000 feet below the surface, contaminates groundwater.
Research performed by Popular Mechanics magazine determined that fear simply isn’t founded.