Slick Water Fracking and One Insider's Stand Against the World's Mot Powerful Industry Resource Type: Book Published: 2015 A story of abuses by the fossil fuel industry and governments, telling the story of fracking rhough the lens of a legal battle to expose the truth. Nikiforuk raises stark questions about the role of Big Oil in government, society's obsession with mining low-grade oil and gas formations, and the future of democracy.