Quote:Solid snake, I am squarely in the "only enough knowledge about fracking to be dangerous" camp...but doesn't 14 destroyed houses and 2 injuries seem like a minuscule price to pay for far greater energy independence, lower energy costs, large economic boost, and a ton of full time, high paying jobs?

 

There's a trade off for every type of impact that man makes on the environment which increases our livelihoods, and all in all fracking seems like it skews heavily toward the positive side to me. 

 

Is all the oil going to be kept domestically or is a certain percentage going to be sold abroad? Also if reports are true, there will be more geologic instability and a higher risk of water contamination. Let me ask you this....what if this was your neighborhood? How much do you value your own health and life? What of your significant other or your children?

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