Unconventional Kerogen (not exactly fracking, but in that family): Speaking of the administration's 'pragmatic' political calculations vs. threats to the climate, air, public health, landscapes, and livelihoods: Obama’s Interior Department Pushes Oil Shale Plan Threatening Massive Climate Pollution, Water Use

We didn't have time to talk about kerogen -- in a family like tar sands -- but part of the shale/tight/unconventional family and a threat to Utah and the climate.  You don't frack this, you use a lot of water and energy to heat it and get the bitumen out (remember tar sands).

Obama’s Interior Department Pushes Oil Shale Plan Threatening Massive Climate Pollution, Water Use