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More Information on Fracking and Tar Sands

New York Times writer Ian Urbana has a page of articles related to hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" titled "Drilling Down":

One Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More

Behind Veneer, Doubt on Future of Natural Gas

Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush

Politics Seen to Limit E.P.A. as It Sets Rules for Natural Gas

Wastewater Recycling No Cure-All in Gas Process

Chemicals and Toxic Materials That Come With Hydrofracking

Check out these articles and more here.

Here is a short piece by "Gasland" producer Josh Fox on tar sand oil: