‘FrackFeed’ website seeks to create pro-fracking attitudes
Friday, June 19, 2015
A BuzzFeed-like website designed especially for hydraulic fracturing has been created, according to Columbus Business First.
Featuring games, memes, trivia, ‘listicles’ and ‘hot topics’ and a place to ask ‘experts’ questions, FrackFeed is full of pro-fracking content. The content attacks celebrities who oppose oil and gas drilling.
FrackFeed’s website says that it is “A Project of North Texans for Natural Gas.” North Texans for Natural Gas is funded by Devon Energy Group and EOG Resources as well as two other companies.
Via: Columbus Business First > Fracking group hopes memes, Buzzfeed-like website can help industry
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.