UpdateCorrected: Fracking uses less water than other energy
methods  14 November 2012 20:21  [Source: ICIS news]
Correction: In the ICIS news story headlined "Fracking uses less
water than other energy methods - lawyer" dated 14 November,
please read in the fourth paragraph ...Corn-derived ethanol also
contributes to water pollution... instead of ...Corn-derived
ethanol also uses far more water... A corrected story follows.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (ICIS)--Hydraulic fracturing uses far
less water compared to other methods of obtaining energy, a
lawyer said on Wednesday, defending the process of extracting
natural gas from shale.  Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”,
involves injecting a water-and-sand mixture into deep shale rock
formations to free up previously inaccessible natural gas. One
criticism is the large amounts of water used in the process.
Less than 1% of Pennsylvania’s 9.48bn gallons/day water
consumption is used for fracking, said John Hanger, a counsel
with Eckert Seamans and a keynote speaker