Five years ago, The Heartland Institute set out to correct some misperceptions about the hydraulic fracturing process (commonly known as “fracking”) that had gained traction in the opinions of a ...

Hydraulic fracturing no doubt has helped vastly expand oil and natural gas production across the U.S. and has been hailed as a solution to the U.S. energy crisis. There are tens of thousands of active ...

Increasing transparency requirements around fracking activity and the specific fluids used in the process are associated with lower pollution levels from that activity, new research shows. A recent ...

After a recent Denver Post editorial made claims about a harmful chemical being used in the fracking process, Colorado’s natural gas and oil industry would like to respond. We couldn’t agree more with ...

The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning documentary Gasland is often credited with spawning the movement to oppose fracking. The 2010 documentary, which was written and directed by Josh Fox, portrayed ...

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Amid the growing water shortage in West Texas, the Texas Legislature has given oil and gas companies the opportunity to reuse wastewater created during the oil fracking ...