Interested in learning more about hydraulic fracturing? Here are some recommended readings and interesting sites that you may want to visit:

Pedaling the Sacrifice Zone : Teaching, Writing, & Living above the Marcellus Shale by James Guignard
Read more about Dr. Guignard’s first-hand account of the fracking boom in Tioga County PA
Buy it on Amazon: Pedaling the Sacrifice Zone

Marcellus Business Central Newspaper
For weekly updates on News stories surrounding the Marcellus Shale industry in PA

All Things Marcellus Radio Show with Attorney Doug Clark
If you would like to listen to podcasts from the weekly radio show with Doug Clark, an attorney who deals with “All Things Marcellus”

Shell Appalachia Website
For information about the international company, who also has a satellite office in Mansfield, PA

Chesapeake Energy Responsibility Website
 For information about another company that is located in Pennsylvania, and what they are doing to lessen their impact on the environment

The Natural Gas Industry in Appalachia by David Waples
For a history from the first discovery to the tapping of the Marcellus Shale.
Buy it on Amazon: The Natural Gas Industry

Hydraulic Fracturing and Natural Gas Drilling by Aarik Schultz
This book addresses common questions and concerns surrounding the fracking industry.
Buy it on Amazon: Hydraulic Fracturing and Natural Gas Drilling

Under the surface : fracking, fortunes and the fate of the Marcellus Shale by Tom Wilber
This book is a journalistic overview of shale gas development and the controversies surrounding it.
Buy it on Amazon: Under the Surface

The Human and Environmental Impact of Fracking : how fracturing shale for gas affects us and our world by Madelon Finkel
This book offers a comprehensive, impartial understanding of unconventional natural gas development from many different perspectives by experts in the field.
Buy it on Amazon: The Human and Environmental Impact