If it weren't for fracking, we would not have hit peak CO2 output http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/project_syndicate/2012/09/thanks_to_fracking_

If it weren't for fracking, we would not have hit peak CO2 output http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/project_syndicate/2012/09/thanks_to_fracking_u_s_carbon_emissions_are_at_the_lowest_levels_in_20_years_.html http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/project_syn... Also, abundant cheap energy is wildly important to the 99%. I can't believe that even needs to be pointed out. Thats why we deal with the pollution externalities the way we do. Its a bridge from dirtiest energy (coal), hopefully to better things, but an important bridge it has been. The real mistake was letting nuclear go under if we cared about pollution and carbon.