Fracking is BAD! The laws passed under the Bush administration have created a loophole that does not enforce EPA standards that we would consider sane. Halibuton lobbied to get provisions passed into law that would allow them to inject a chemical concoction into the ground and not be responsible for reporting or tracking what they were actually injecting into the ground. Results have been that some peoples ground water is pretty much polluted in such a way that not even reverse osmosis filters can filter out the chemicals they put into the ground. Those chemical pass right through the filters. Have you ever seen someone turn on their faucet and be able to light it like a torch? You can too if you watch a little flick entitled Gasland. Until those loopholes are repaired do not be pro-fracking. I'm all for domestic production, but do it safely and responsibly.
Yep. But there is really no way to greatly increase domestic production without fracking. That is a simple fact. There are some geologic areas where we should not frack but in giveaways to the Oil industry we allow it anywhere. We do need to stop it in certain areas where the geology will not support it safely. The Oil fracking in the west is very deep, much deeper than the natural gas fracking. I don't worry about oil fracking as much in the West. Fracking natural gas in the east is a different matter. We really need to tighten up the permitting process.
We have put ourselves in a real bind over the last 20 years with no real energy policy and giveaways to the Oil Lobby.
