Thank You for Fracking

There’s a gold rush going on right now. Man is breaking the earth, looking for natural gas—just as we always have. It’s a mad scene, with hucksters on every side of the issue. And that’s just on the surface. You won’t believe what’s happening underground.

January 1 2013 TOM CHIARELLA
Thank You for Fracking

There’s a gold rush going on right now. Man is breaking the earth, looking for natural gas—just as we always have. It’s a mad scene, with hucksters on every side of the issue. And that’s just on the surface. You won’t believe what’s happening underground.

January 1 2013 TOM CHIARELLA


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