My Common Science blog this week in Chapelboro is about fracking (To Frack or Not to Frack?), a relatively new technology to extract natural gas from deep underground shale formations. There have been proposals to allow for this tecnology to be used in North Carolina including, potentially, in neighboring Chatham County. Last month 400 people showed up for a cautionaly meeting about fracking in Fearington Village.
After reviewing the benefits and risks, my view is that we will eventually need to extract this gas but should wait until some improvements in the technology are made to safeguard the evironment. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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