In the U.S, tens of thousands of shale wells employ hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking — a technique of injecting water, sand, and chemicals into shale and other tight rock formations to free the natural gas contained within. But the number is much more conservative in the rest of the world, partially because the Read the rest of this article
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