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limpyhobbler

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4. This is horrible for our economy. Billions of dollars will be wasted repairing the aging

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 12:50 AM

Jul 2012

municipal water systems and private wells that are being shaken apart by the drilling and injection. The profits will all go into private hands. The costs will be socialized.

Nobody knows how to put a price on the contaminated water. What are people supposed to drink? Local people will suffer the cost with health problems and shorter lives.

The people who instigated this energy policy should rot in hell. Sorry but that's how I feel about it.

This fuel also contributes to global warming.

This dangerous project should never have been started without consulting the American people. The oil & gas industry are the true rulers of America.

Even with a Democrat president, the Koch Bros. And Halliburton are still running the show. Oh well.

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