Harris Poll: Most Americans say gas, oil exploration outweigh risks

Two-thirds of Americans say the exploration for natural gas and oil outweigh the risks, according to results from a Harris Interactive poll.

About 17 percent of the 2,056 adults surveyed online between Feb. 6 and 13 say the risks outweigh any benefits.

Another 17 percent responded “not sure.”

Gas-and-oil extraction is accomplished by fracking, a process in which water, chemicals and sand are blasted into rocks thousands of feet below the ground.

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