National Anti-Fracking Group Launched...

[freshwest]

48. He doesn't need to convince you. Economics has convinced him. I'm not apologizing, just explaining

what we're up against in this battle, as some of these people are afraid and it translates into anger and denial.

As loudsue answered above:

28. Man. You're waaaayyyyy off base.

I worked in the industry, and fell for all the bullshit about it being safe. I saw the harm it does. The whole thing.... industry and all... are full of bullshit. Fracking is NOT safe. The leasing that they do on the land is NOT equitable or morally right. The whole thing STINKS.

I tried to argue the case a while back to another poster, who said he was making a lot of money off of it, and so were a lot of others who had traveled to the boom towns built these facilities. Essentially, he told me that we didn't understand, and not to put him down, and to STFU.

Much environmental activism failed from not taking into account the sad fact people are invested in this in rural areas because they are not being offered alternatives. They work for big land owners and whoever with money comes into town. I worked with organizations against mining firms removing mountains.

The locals who worked for the companies were hostile and eventually got their way. There was no reasoning with them whatsoever. We explained all that was wrong, financially, morally, ecologically. It was all about their jobs. What do we offer them?

My only suggestion would be government funded jobs for building infrastructure. They need an alternative - we didn't give them one. While funds are held hostage as they have been for four years, people in rural areas will look to be saved by corporations that promise them a job.

We have to take a multi-level approach, to empower them to say not to fracking. That is not apologizing.