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Environment & Energy

XemaSab

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4. The thing that I find so galling

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Sat May 19, 2012, 02:36 PM

May 2012

is that we're ruining the ground water for hundreds of years just so that we can have cheap natural gas now.

People are going to be SOOOOO pissed at us in the future.

The closest analogy I can think of is what gold mining did to the foothills and waterways in California, but times infinity. With no potable water, how can anyone ever live or farm in any of these areas again?

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Fracking bidders top farmers at water auction [View all] XemaSab May 2012 OP

The farmers are right, of course matt819 May 2012 #1

Do we really have to go there Politicalboi May 2012 #2

The thing that I find so galling XemaSab May 2012 #4

What pisses me off more is people buy into, and tout natural gas + renewables. joshcryer May 2012 #5

You hush now! XemaSab May 2012 #6

If natural gas were "clean" there would be no Clean Air and Clean Water Act exemptions. joshcryer May 2012 #7

We're on it -- madamesilverspurs May 2012 #3