Posted on 10/11/2011 11:15:55 AM PDT by 92nina
The Marcellus Shale field in Ohio, for anybody concerned about finding employment, is creating jobs every day. Lately, the natural gas industry has experienced a boom, and that’s easy to do when finally companies can, while still profiting, be environmentally friendly. For decades, hydraulic fracturing has proved to be one of the safest methods for extracting natural gas. It’s also one of the cleanest methods for extracting natural gas. Believe it or not, Ohio’s state EPA agrees that such a method hasn’t yet proved harmful to anybody within the drilling perimeter of these sites. There are 81,000 wells in total throughout the state, which obviously means the industry is doing something correctly. In 2004, the EPA, an agency not known for its fondness towards mineral developers, concluded that no hazards were ever posed to drinking water in the surrounding areas. However, the politicized Obama EPA is singing a new tune and looking to impeded hydraulic fracturing. Last year, the EPA requested an independent study by the Science Advisory Board, going to show that no matter how much an industry proves in terms of protecting the environment, it must still pay. It seems as though every time an industry – such as fracturing – creates jobs, though, the EPA is breaths down its neckThe EPA has repeatedly contradicted its own mission. In a 2004 memo, the agency cites numerous benefits in utilizing hydraulic fracturing. If ever we are to doubt the effectiveness of hydraulic fracturing, let’s not forget that, in 2009 alone, the industry created over 72,000 jobs. Ohio should be a role model for states struggling in this over-regulated environment. Never has anything good come out of exploiting an industry in terms of regulating it to the point where any job-creating potential completely disappears. We can’t afford to allow the government to stymie even more job growth than it already is The Marcellus Shale proves its worth as people continue flocking to it as a symbol for job growth.
Read more: http://www.atr.org/hydraulic-fracturing-play-major-role-energy-a6511#ixzz1aUvJ4ae9
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Any Parallels between Green European countries and USA?
Both are Broke.
Canada might be too liberal and cold for me but they at least use their natural resources.
Upstate NY: We can get windpower here now....all you have to do is pay an extra fee every month.
Hydraulic freacturing has been a part of our energy program for over 60 years. IT IS NOTHING NEW!!!!
The green weenies just want everybody to think it is the new evil in the petroleum industry.
As a petroleum engineer for 38 years, let me put it this way:
The ONLY way we can produce most of the oil and natural gas in this country is to frac, PERIOD.
There is no alternative, even if we tried to make up for it by opening all US offhsore, the Artic and all federal lands.
Is that major enough?
Only if there’s some “fracturing” at the White House and EPA first....
The new natural gas discoveries could be our ace.
It explains why the America haters and self loathers don’t want it.
How that deal coming along to convert all the big rigs to it?
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