University Of Tennessee Fracking Proposal Allows Drilling On Their Land

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee wants to allow hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas on a state-owned tract of rolling woodland and use the revenue to fund research into the environmental impact of such drilling — a proposal that environmentalists condemn as a conflict of interest. The unique proposal is being considered as national debate continues over "fracking." Energy companies use the procedure to remove gas or oil from rock formations by forcing liq...