Where I Found it
I have seen this word on countless signs littering lawns all over the place. Signs that say: Say no to Fracking or something along those lines. Last night while watching tv, a commercial came on advocating for some politician, and there the word was again! I have no idea what this word means.
Level of Familiarity
I have seen this word as mentioned above many times, never is it used with any decsription, so I do not know what it means. I am pretty sure it has something to do with the environment, but thats about all I got.
What it Means
Google gives me the defintion: Another term for hydraulic fracturing
That is not good enough for me, since I do not know what "hydraulic fracturing" means.
Wikipedia says that hydraulic fracturing is the fracturing of rock by a pressurized liquid.
I guess this is bad...ground water can be contaminated, there are risks to air pollution involved, and risk for noise pollution (whatever that is).
Reflective Commentary
So, I am coming away with still a very tenuous grasp on this "fracking" term, and am wondering why, with all the other problems we have, why people have these "No Fracking" signs, when it really does not seem altogether so horrible, BUT, I am sure I do not understand this very much.
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