"Thank You for Fracking," Esquire magazine, by Tom Chiarella

January 12, 2013 11:39 AM

Jeff Glor talks to Tom Chiarella about "Thank You for Fracking," his article published in the January 2013 issue of Esquire magazine. The piece examines the debate surrounding hydrofracturing -- a controversial technique used to extract petroleum or natural gas from shale. Chiarella is a writing professor at DePauw University and writer-at-large and fiction editor of Esquire.

Thank You for Fracking
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