Tagged: hydrofracking

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has unlocked vast reserves of natural gas once thought unreachable. This natural gas is touted as a cleaner fuel that can reduce carbon emissions. But new research is bringing that into question.

Gas Planet, a special hour of radio, explores whether unconventional natural gas drilling can help or hinder efforts to solve climate change.

On the topic of fracking, things got heated.

You can see the full discussion tonight during the premier of our latest television special.  

Innovation Conversation: New York's Neighbors airs tonight at 9 p.m. on WMHT in Albany and WXXI in Rochester. The show also airs at 9:30 p.m. on WSKG in Binghamton.

The show looks across the border - to Pennsylvania and Ontario - to see what economic lessons the Empire State should be drawing from its neighbors.

For our latest Innovation Trail TV special we're looking beyond New York's borders.

We'll start in Pennsylvania, where the natural gas industry is in full swing. As regulators struggle to decide whether to allow hydrofracking in New York, we'll take a look at how the industry is affecting our neighbor to the south.

Next, we'll head to Canada, where the two sides of Niagara Falls are a study in contrasts. The Canadians are way ahead of New York when it comes to cashing in on tourism. Can the American side capitalize on the recent surge of publicity surrounding Nik Wallenda's wirewalk?

Here's a preview: