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South Texas nun runs fracking tours of Eagle Ford Shale

Sister Elizabeth leads fracking tours through the Eagle Ford Shale, a region her ancestors helped settle in the 1800s.
David Martin Davies
Sister Elizabeth leads fracking tours through the Eagle Ford Shale, a region her ancestors helped settle in the 1800s.

A 78-year-old nun gives fracking tours to people who want a firsthand glimpse of the drilling boom in the Eagle Ford Shale development of South Texas.

Sister Elizabeth leads fracking tours through the Eagle Ford Shale, a region her ancestors helped settle in the 1800s.
Credit David Martin Davies
Sister Elizabeth leads fracking tours through the Eagle Ford Shale, a region her ancestors helped settle in the 1800s.

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is the practice of extracting oil trapped in shale rock. It’s producing large quantities of oil in South Texas in the Eagle Ford Shale. That’s one reason why the price of oil has dropped. But there are questions about the environmental cost of fracking.

Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has this profile of Sister Elizabeth Riebschlaeger who wants to make sure the drilling is done right.

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