Fracking - it is baaack!

I have previously posted about energy companies' designs on North Carolina and the future of fracking in this state.  Fracking refers to hydraulic fracturing, a technology used in conjunction with horizontal drilling to tap into underground natural gas deposits trapped in shale rock formations. North Carolina is believed to have about 40 years of shale gas around Lee, Chatham, Moore and Durham counties.

Well, according to Progress NC, a liberal-leaning environmental organization, the legislation currently pending with state legislature has the potential to give energy companies a wide leeway to conduct fracking operations throughout the state. And the gas deposits are dispersed throughout Durham county, raising the possibility of environmentally disastrous gas extraction in our own backyards.

Take a look at the NC Department of Natural Resources map below. Two-thirds of Durham County, including Jordan Lake, are in the tracking zone.