Unfracked: The Struggle to Ban Fracking in New York

by Richard Buttny

Since fracking emerged as a way of extracting natural gas, through intense deep drilling and the use of millions of gallons of water and chemicals to fracture shale, it has been controversial. It is perceived in different ways by different people--by some as an opportunity for increased resources and possibly jobs and other income; by others as a public health and environmental threat; and for many, an unknown. Richard Buttny, a scholar who works...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625348231
• ISBN13: 9781625348234
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 184 Pages