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'The Exploding Torpedo"
The Exploding Torpedo was the original style of fracking developed by Lt. Col Edward A. Roberts. He used a capsule filled with nitroglycering (an explosive substance) and Gun poweder to extract shale oil, and gas. It was lowered tinto a well, the detonated. -
Safe Water Drinking Act
The SWDA was created and passed in 1974 to ensure the safety in drinking water for Americans. This allowed the EPA to create standards for safe water, including regulation of Hydraulic fracking -
Fracking Transformation
Fracking began an extremely important transformation in the 90's. The traditional form of extracting shale oil was changed to the known fracking today, the controversial High Water Slick water Hydraulic Fracking. -
Controversy Begins
A landlord in Sprinville N.Y allows the U.S Energy Corporation to begin fracking in the area. Though it extracts trillions of cubc feet in gas, it starts the concern of air pollutants and contaminated water. -
Gas Land
"Gas Land" a documentary of the effects of fracking is created. It is critically aclaimed, and brings light to the dangers and hazardous water contamination that Fracking creates. -
EPA Discoveries
The Environmental Protection Agency doscvers that 12 gas, and oil corperations began Hydraulic Fracking without proper permits. The fluid injected was extremely dangerous, and was involved in 19 states. -
EPA raises standards on air quality
The EPA has set up newwer standards for fracking. This effects storage tanks, emmisions, and gas production