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To ‘frack’ or not to ‘frack’?

A recent article by Ray Russo and Elizabeth Screaton – faculty in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida — addresses the science behind the debate regarding whether fracking for oil and gas should or should not be allowed in Florida. The article was published online on May 5, 2016 on “The Conversation.”
“Should Florida ‘frack’ its limestone for oil and gas? Two geophysicists weigh in” – theconversation.com
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Hydraulic fracking and the water cycle. Image source: https://www.epa.gov/hfstudy/hydraulic-fracturing-water-cycle [public domain]