Given the economic benefit of the natural gas boom - huge economic benefit - it would be nice to have a clean win for American energy consumption, to be certain that the energy boom is proceeding safely.
But the fracking procedure to develop shale natural gas has raised questions. Will there be a health cost to pay for this new technology? Water, chemicals, and sand are pumped into the ground and then some of it becomes waste to dispose of.
T. Boone Pickens makes his case in favor of development of our natural gas reserves in a TED talk here. To watch people voice their worries about hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), search on youtube.com.
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