Few look at the entire life cycle of fracking from cradle to grave
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Conservation, Environment, fracking, hydraulic fracturing
Until recently, one of the most underlooked facets of the industry was the “cradle” portion of the shale gas lifecycle: frac-sand mining in the hills of northwestern Wisconsin and bordering eastern Minnesota, areas now serving as the epicenter of the frac-sand mining world.