August 20, 2010 (Forbes Blogs) By Dr. Michael Economides After postponing a hydraulic fracturing (aka “fracking”) hearing slated for upstate New York last week, EPA is planning a new event which reports suggest could turn into a full two-day spectacle sometime in September. Though activist campaigns are garnering increasing public interest in the fracking process, two points remain unchanged: its decades-long safety record and its role in America’s prosperity. So why all the hype and fervor over a reliable technique that has been around since 1947?
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