Groundswell the case for fracking

Fracking involves injecting millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals into a well deep underground to fracture shale rock and release previously inaccessible reserves of oil and gas. The United States, Canada, North Africa, and the Middle East have vast reserves of shale gas and accessing it will mean a seismic shift in energy geopolitics. OPEC, environmentalists, and communities throughout North America are fighting hard to stop fracking, here Levant debunks their motivations and arguments, while arguing that fracking's benefits outweigh its costs, even environmentally.