06 Jun 2009
Colo., NY reps want regulation of gas 'fracking'

I had no idea they'd do this to get to more oil or gas ... and while I'm certainly not a geologist, it doesn't sound like a very good idea to me. In fact, it sounds remarkably like the old "the ocean's so big we can't hurt it no matter what we do" argument for offshore dumping.

AP - The push to put a widely used oil and gas drilling process under federal oversight could gain ground with a new administration in place and concerns about the development of huge gas fields in the East.

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