http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/25/column-fracking-climate-idUSL5E8CP2HL20120125
This article relates to this weeks readings because just like the meadowlands, people are using fracking to cultivate gas and oil, but are not fully conscious of what this process is doing to the environment. the warming of the environment is strongly correlated with fracking. yes, fracking will help to solve problems acquireing gas and peak oil, but at the cost of the environment.
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