Attacks on hydraulic fracturing in B.C. defy settled science

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Title: Attacks on hydraulic fracturing in B.C. defy settled science

Author: Kenneth P. Green

Publisher: Fraser Institute / Vancouver Province

Date: November 16, 2017

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Summary:

Dozens of scientific reviews have concluded that fracking, when done properly, is safe. Namely, there is little likelihood of groundwater contamination as a result of fracking, the health risks from air quality near fracking sites are very low (for both short and long-term exposure), and the seismic activity attributed to fracking is minimal (mostly low-intensity tremors too small to be felt on the surface).

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