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Fracking is a dangerous way of getting oil and gas and a shortsighted energy strategy. It's poisoning our air and water. We can find a better way—one that protects our health and gives us clean, safe energy sources that never run out.
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Oklahoma and Fracking


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Stop Fracking Oklahoma

Frack Target: Woodford Shale

Water Resources at Risk: Canadian River, Cimarron River, Eufaula Lake and others

Oklahoma ranks third on the list (behind Texas and Colorado) of states in which the most gallons of fracking fluids containing a carcinogen were used, and ranks second in states with the highest volume of fracking fluids containing 2-BE (2-Butoxyethanal), which is linked to red blood cell damage and harm to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. Debate currently surrounds Oklahoma’s recent uptick in tremors: from two to six normally recorded per year during 1972-2008, to 1,047 reported in 2010, of which 103 were powerful enough to be felt. Unusual seismic activity leads some to wonder if fracking practices, which inject millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground, might break up rock which would worsen existing faults or even trigger tremors.

Below is a map of some of the high profile incidents ("fraccidents") related to the country's gas drilling boom that have already occurred in Oklahoma. Click on any fraccident to learn more.


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