You Don't See This Often
We've frequently noted the articles in the media on hydraulic fracturing. The NYT had one on May 7th (mis)stating: "But the practice [i.e., hydraulic fracturing] also pours millions of gallons of dangerous chemicals into the ground and into wastewater treatment systems, which in some cases cannot remove all the potential toxins. There are also numerous documented cases in which fracking fluids leaked into aquifers and contaminated drinking water." (From Google cache; emphasis is ours).
What you don't see often is the following:
Correction: May 17, 2011
An article on May 7 about the Obama administration’s appointment of a panel of experts to find ways to make hydraulic fracturing safer misstated the prevalence of cases in which fluids from the gas drilling process have been proven to have contaminated drinking water. There are few documented cases, not numerous ones, although federal and state investigations into reports of such incidents are continuing.
And even that isn't necessarily correct (what documented cases?) ... Still, the NYT should be commended for trying.
