Posted on 04/13/2016 9:39:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
If Bernie Sanders becomes president, America's fracking boom will be in danger.
This week the Democratic presidential candidate called for a national ban on fracking, the controversial drilling technology that has not only led to a massive boom in oil and natural gas, created thousands of new jobs but also been linked to water contamination and even earthquakes.
"If we are serious about combating climate change, we need to put an end to fracking, not only in New York and Vermont, but all over this country," Sanders said during a speech in Binghamton, New York this week.
The anti-fracking crusade marks an escalation for Sanders, who previously introduced legislation to ban fracking on federal lands. It also pressures his rival, Hillary Clinton, to endorse a fracking ban, which is something Vermont and New York have already done....
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He thinks he’s humblegunner.
Understand that the fracking is taking place 8-12,000 ft underground --there is still 1 1/2 to 2 miles of solid rock above the site.
Moreover, fracking does not create large underground caverns. Generally speaking, it's designed to fracture the rock in the immediate neighborhood and hydraulically inject grains of sand into the fissures so that the cracks remain open. It's all very local -- immediately adjacent to the drillstem. There is no large void.
After over sixty years of use with no ill effects noted, there is simply no logical reason to ban fracking.
There is, however, a political reason -- as Bernie cites; the climate change hoax.
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Some others are still claiming he is receiving compensation, but I have since backed off because I was assured by him he is not.
If he is, then he will have to answer to FReepers later. I am satisfied with his answer, and have backed off.
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