My best ideas come to me very early in the morning before I am even awake. “Why not just use natural gas mixed with non-toxic fluids to frack the wells”?
This led to an early morning frantic web search on the topic. Of course, somebody (must smarter than I) already had similar thoughts.
I may buy stocks in this small energy company from Calgary.
Shale Gas Fracking Without the Hazards:
http://www.dailyyonder.com/getting-gas-without-hazards/2011/11/07/3590
must = much
point proven.