Fracking: America's Alternative Energy Revolution

Award winning author John Graves tells the story of the process, the people and the communities involved in the hydraulic fracturing of the deep rock.

Learn of the science, the politics and the economics of fracking. Make your own decisions on the benefits and challenges of this New American revolution.

Fracking is the process of opening the deep rock beneath our feet with a combination of salt water under pressure combined with a small amount of chemicals. This new appplied technology is generating a wealth of opprtunity for the nation:
-reduced greenhouse gas emissions: 450M tons reduction since 2005
-increased employment: 1.7M new jobs, with 3M more by 2035
-increased wealth for landowners and shareholders: $1T and counting
-increased state and federal tax revenues: $85B in 2012, with $1.2T by 2035.