Citizen-Times: Just the mere mention of the word gets people riled up.
Fracking.
Technically called hydraulic fracturing, the chemical-intense method of extracting natural gas from deep rock grabs peoples attention, especially here in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. And especially when a high-ranking N.C. Department of Environment & Natural Resources official mentions at a public meeting a possible basin, including natural gas, in WNC.
Several of you good readers have asked me why...