New York Times, Saturday, May 28, 2011 - “Oil Hidden in Shale Sets Off a Boom in Texas"
"Risky New Method May Increase the Nation’s Output”
…“There is only one catch: the oil from the Eagle Ford and similar fields
of tightly packed rock can be extracted only by using hydraulic fracturing,
a method that uses a high- pressure mix of water, sand and hazardous
chemicals to blast through the rocks to release the oil inside
…. The oil industry says any environmental concerns are far out-weighted
by the economic benefits of pumping previously inaccessible oil ….”
of tightly packed rock can be extracted only by using hydraulic fracturing,
a method that uses a high- pressure mix of water, sand and hazardous
chemicals to blast through the rocks to release the oil inside
…. The oil industry says any environmental concerns are far out-weighted
by the economic benefits of pumping previously inaccessible oil ….”
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