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This is silly! Absolutism is not tenable. Fracking may be bad for the environment in absolute terms, but it also has effectively made the US energy independent
by pnut 11y ago
This is silly! Absolutism is not tenable.
Fracking may be bad for the environment in absolute terms, but it also has effectively made the US energy independent.
Geopolitically, this is a brain dead position to take.
- r00fus 11y agoBy "energy independent" you still mean the US is dependent on fossil fuels? Because fracking is not sustainable, it's still extraction. The natural gas that is extracted is owned by the energy companies, not the US. Sure, everyone who's ok with poisoning water tables [0] and flammable faucets [1] so that energy companies can increase their profits, please raise your hand! [0]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-reese-halter/fracking-poisons-californ_b_5986758.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-reese-halter/fracking-poiso... [1] https://www.rt.com/usa/flammable-water-dakota-fracking-023/ https://www.rt.com/usa/flammable-water-dakota-fracking-023/
- zxcvcxz 11y ago>it also has effectively made the US energy independent. Source?
- pnut 11y agohttps://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=20812 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=20812