Pennsylvania: the 'ground zero' of the US shale gas drilling boom

The fracking controversy is big news in Britain these days too. The Guardian filed an excellent report on the issue a couple of days ago, pointing out that the natural gas industry is relying on a flawed report that claims that the hydraulic fracture process is safe.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/apr/21/pennsylvania-ground-zero-shale-gas

Now, in the state of Texas, there is a movement taking hold to ban the recklessly destructive pollution caused by fracking for natural gas.
Resistance to Gas Drilling Rises on Unlikely Soil
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/us/24ttnaturalgas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Bradford County Fracking Spill Stopped After Two Days Of Leaking Chemicals In Pennsylvania

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/22/fracking-spill-bradford-county-pa-2011_n_852432.html