Hydraulic Fracturing Area in Colorado

A pumpjack in a traffic circle near a housing development in Firestone, Colorado.

Unique identifier: GP0STQ10Y

Type: Image

Shoot date: 26/07/2016

Locations: Colorado, North America, United States of America, Weld County (Colorado)

Credit line: © Les Stone / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Hydraulic Fracturing in Colorado

Natural gas tanks, fracking rigs and pipelines share backyards and farmland with people in Weld County, northern Colorado. The area is one of the most densely fracked regions of the United States. Fracking drill rigs first drill deep into the earth to reach oil and gas trapped in shale formations. Horizontal drilling then is used to pump millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals into the shale to fracture it and release fossil fuels.

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