The CEO of oil giant Exxon Mobil told a House subcommittee today that fracking (hydraulic fracturing) is necessary to help America capture as much natural gas as we can from the ground. Rex Tillerson cares about the issue because of his company’s merger with XTO Energy.
Opponents have some concerns about the practice, which involves pumping chemicals into the ground to aid the extraction of natural gas.
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