It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Slick Water by Andrew Nikiforuk
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The fossil fuel industry and many environmental groups tout hydraulic fracturing — “fracking” — as a panacea, with slick promises of energy independence, greenhouse gas reductions, and benefits to local economies. Yet the controversial technology, which blasts massive volumes of fluids, sand, and chemicals into rock and coal formations, has sparked huge public protests. Slick Water tells the shocking, inspiring story of one woman’s stand to hold government and industry accountable for the damage fracking leaves in its wake. After energy giant Encana secretly fracked hundreds of gas wells...
Slick Water by Andrew Nikiforuk is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.
This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Slick Water aloud.
Slick Water is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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