What's fracking and is it dangerous?
Duration: 07:02
Jem demonstrates just what fracking involves, and then in a web exclusive extra asks Prof Mike Stephenson of the British Geological Survey if drilling into shale rock like this is dangerous.
Available since: Mon 12 Mar 2012
Credits
- Presenter
- Jem Stansfield
- Expert
- Mike Stephenson
- Director
- Jack Rampling
- Series Producer
- Paul King
- Executive Producer
- Tina Fletcher-Hill
This clip is from
Bang Goes the Theory Series 6, Episode 1
1/8 Exploring the science of fuel - why petrol costs so much, how an oil rig works and more.
First broadcast: 12 Mar 2012
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