Here is Central PA, we are in the midst of a natural gas boom. Wells are being drilled at a dizzying pace, and it seems that everywhere you turn you see a service truck with TX license plates. Of course there are supporters and detractors from the effort.
The detractors are essentially in three camps: the politicians from non-Marcellus Shale regions camp, the "Texans took my job" camp, and the environmental/health-nazi camp. The funny thing is that these detractors all repeat the same canards over and over over.
My wife has an affinity for the environment, but unlike some people, she is at least reasonable. The latest nugget from my wife on environmentalists who want to throw us back into the stone age: "Natural gas is clean burning, efficient, and found in the US. Why not drill for it? Someone's landscape is going to have to suffer to get it, so these guys are hypocrits. They whine and complain about OUR environment, but couldn't care less about Texas or West Virgnia. If natural gas is so clean, these people should be supporting it!"
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