Staying One Step Ahead of the EPA; A Fracking Story

Normally I just update an older post with new information but this is a pretty good story, so I will post it as an "original post" and link an earlier post, same story.

Link here to AP/Yahoo News.

Advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have powered the American natural gas boom. And now hydraulic fracturing could be increasingly powered by the very fuel it has been so successful in coaxing up from the depths.

Oil- and gas-field companies from Pennsylvania to Texas are experimenting with converting the huge diesel pump engines that propel millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals thousands of feet down well bores to break apart rock or tight sands and release the natural gas trapped inside.

The earlier story was here.