Fracking remains a mysterious process to many.
It involves a lot of weird, arcane equipment.
You can't see it happening (since it occurs underground).
And it's developed an air of danger around it, having been linked to water contamination, earthquakes and neutered farm animals. If you've been affected by it, you're sometimes not allowed to talk about it.
At the same time, oil imports are plummeting. The shale boom has boosted employment. And it's reducing energy costs.
We've also argued it helped President Obama get reelected.
And some say it's actually helping the environment by reducing emissions.
Houston-based Cabot Oil and Gas recently agreed to give us a tour of their main outpost in Northeast Pennsylvania, in a sweetspot of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation, to see fracking up close.
Cabot's regional office is about 10 minutes south of the town of Montrose in northeast Pennsylvania, near Scranton. It's remote country.
We arrived at the drilling site, this one called The Bray. All pads are protected by security, and visitors must sign in and out.
Here's a drilling pad nearing completion. This one's called The Bray. Even from afar, it's pretty breathtaking.
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