Comments on: What's it like to live next to a hydrofracking site?

Question: What's it like to live next to a hydrofracking site?

gauche — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:20:04 -0800

I'm looking for stories about hydrofracking. Specifically, for stories about how a drilling company obtains leases and commences operation, and how it manages its relationships with the locals. Ideally I'd like stories from the perspective of neighbors and people in the local community where they have operated, but stories from the drilling company side would be interesting, too.

Books, articles, and personal anecdotes welcome. You are welcome to memail me if you don't want to share in a public forum.

By: mattbucher

mattbucher — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:29:24 -0800

You have to login to read the whole article, but here's one from Texas Monthly.

By: jquinby

jquinby — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:32:11 -0800

This American Life did a whole show on fracking awhile back. I thought it was really well done. Transcript is here, but give it a listen instead if you can.

By: mareli

mareli — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:35:18 -0800

The End of Country is by a guy whose mom's farm is in the middle of frackingcentral Pennsylvania. Well-written and engaging.

Sandra Steingraber has written some good articles on fracking for Orion.

And here's a bibliography.

By: jabes

jabes — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:36:24 -0800

I didn't read it but this article on fracking appeared in Rolling Stone a few months back.

By: Admiral Haddock

Admiral Haddock — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:39:43 -0800

Isn't that what Gasland is about?

By: MonkeyToes

MonkeyToes — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:55:13 -0800

WITF, Central Pennsylvania's public radio/PBS station, has been following this issue closely. Please check out their archived stories at StateImpact Pennsylvania.

"No Rest for Retirees: Fractivism Becomes a Full-Time Job" (on the StateImpact site) might be the kind of thing you're looking for.

By: natteringnabob

natteringnabob — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:10:01 -0800

Check out this google group: Citizens Concerned About Natural Gas Drilling. It's anti-fracking activists in Pennsylvania.

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/citizensconcernedaboutnatgasdrilling

By: PuppetMcSockerson

PuppetMcSockerson — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:00:17 -0800

There is currently a shitstorm of drama happening around exactly this is New Brunswick, Canada. The locals are losing their minds over it. A little bit of googling (especially on the CBC) will result in a lot of articles about it.

By: Isadorady

Isadorady — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:04:30 -0800

We are heading to frackingville here soon in Southern Colorado.

By: shiny shoes

shiny shoes — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:28:05 -0800

This site has some stories from residents near Blackpool, UK - and there are a few news stories about this particular site.

By: Corvid

Corvid — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:54:37 -0800

Here's a very informative article from the nov-Dec 2011 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal.

By: Tufa

Tufa — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:30:37 -0800

The Fracturing of Pennsylvania, published in the New York Times Magazine.