Definitions
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- noun oil industry
Hydraulic fracturing . - adjective slang, euphemistic
Fucking .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It took a long time to get to the word "fracking."
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A 2008 hydrogeologic study in Garfield County in Colorado, where fracking is extensively used, found evidence of methane and chlorine contamination of groundwater supplies.
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From an ecological standpoint, fracking is inherently risky.
David Sirota: If Wyoming Can, Then So Can Everywhere Else David Sirota 2010
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On the ground, fracking is frightening, as Kate Sinding, an attorney with the National Resources Defense Council told Change. org's Jess Leber.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: How the Status Quo Benefits Natural Gas Companies The Media Consortium 2010
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Lawsuits have been filed and the Department of Environmental Protection has asked nine natural gas companies to voluntarily disclose the chemical components used in fracking as it studies whether the drilling practice affects drinking water and the public health.
GE Mobile Evaporator Will Recycle 'Fracking' Water From Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process AP 2010
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Fracking can pollute water supplies, as the flammable tap water in fracking areas demonstrates.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: How the Status Quo Benefits Natural Gas Companies The Media Consortium 2010
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Still, citizens of states where fracking is pending or present, would be well-advised to read Ingraffea's letter to learn what they are in for, should fracking proceed.
Alison Rose Levy: What if the Gas Industry Really Wanted to Make Fracking Safer? Alison Rose Levy 2010
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Lawsuits have been filed and the Department of Environmental Protection has asked nine natural gas companies to voluntarily disclose the chemical components used in fracking as it studies whether the drilling practice affects drinking water and the public health.
GE Mobile Evaporator Will Recycle 'Fracking' Water From Controversial Natural Gas Drilling Process AP 2010
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Decades of development later, the independent companies which embraced horizontal drilling and the use of high-pressure fluids to crack open the otherwise impermeable shales-a process known as "fracking"-have brought about a revolution.
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* In June, the New Jersey state legislature passed a bill banning hydraulic fracturing -- known as "fracking" -- in that state.
middlesmith commented on the word fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, a method of natural gas mining that (who knew?) damages water tables. Also good for making baby Cylons.
May 28, 2009
bilby commented on the word fracking
*bleep*
May 28, 2009
jodi commented on the word fracking
See also Wikipedia's article on hydraulic fracturing
July 21, 2011