What is fracking as bad as it looks in the media is it better than nuclear

Fracking is slang for hydraulic fracturing.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing

 

Basically using liquid to fracture rocks to release gas we can use. It works well with our existing natural gas infrastructure and allows us to reuse old sites, though methane released/produced and tremors can be seen as negatives.

 

For Nuclear we have a relatively clean operation and no greenhouse gas emissions. There is a modest level of waste heat that needs to be removed and at the end of its life radioactive materials that need to be stored. Incidents involving Nuclear power plants tend to be high profile, though practical health risks tend to be lower than what is produced long term via other methods.

 

Wind tends to be good as far as efficiency.