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wordpix

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15. "fracking regulations, which are more than 30 years old" - really? Who was fracking 30 yrs. ago?
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 11:21 PM
Aug 2013

I thought it was a new technology

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Are these people nuts? . . . aggiesal Aug 2013 #1
Yes, they are Nuts. formercia Aug 2013 #2
the new libertarian argument, in fact, is that public lands should be abolished since they're just MisterP Aug 2013 #8
Cool :) Lenomsky Aug 2013 #3
By all means, let's open up federal lands to fracking--because it's safe and secures the country AndyA Aug 2013 #4
Bad bill. Hopefully it does not get through congress. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #5
as long as any particular set of State reglulations are MORE stringent than Federal ones, Volaris Aug 2013 #6
Easier for Big Frackers to bribe one state legislature/governor at a time. Divernan Aug 2013 #7
State Houses are WAY too easy to BUY. bvar22 Aug 2013 #9
In WI ours is actively for sale. They paved the way with a law that allows no-bid sales of public Ed Suspicious Aug 2013 #11
They sure do need to update their fracking rules. RoccoR5955 Aug 2013 #10
Ohio's plan for fracking in state forests theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #12
geesus - what a brazen land grab, these people need to be stopped wordpix Aug 2013 #13
Thanks for the post locks Aug 2013 #14
"fracking regulations, which are more than 30 years old" - really? Who was fracking 30 yrs. ago? wordpix Aug 2013 #15
wow, less than 300 years and we've 'managed' to ruin a lot of 'pristine lands'. Sunlei Aug 2013 #16
+1000, if Congress were really serious re: cutting the deficit, they'd charge modern lease fees & wordpix Aug 2013 #17
...and make sure there is a Bond requirement formercia Aug 2013 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author wordpix Aug 2013 #18
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