Fracking is Schlumberger’s baby, a French origin but mostly International Expat company that has the patents on it. They are very slick at getting in the business quietly. Opposing fracking would probably get the French angry at lodge a complaint at the WTO. Some games are going on.
I am not merely speculating.
http://www.naturalnews.com/044670_BLM_lies_fracking_leases_Bundy_ranch.html#
I don’t know if the above is true but the above is not the only report of fracking related reasons for the Bundy fiasco.