Where do you stand on fracking?

[isrow]

What government regulation prevents individuals from suing??

Cheney pushed very hard to get fracking removed from the regulations and liability in the Clean Water Act, it's called the Cheney exception. Also it takes place on the peoples' land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Additionally, it often comes down to permitting and getting exemptions from the government which is a highly political process. I am getting concerned with huge environmental liabilities some corporations are leaving us with, gulf oil spill, fukashima, and oil toxic wastes.

 

[A Son of Liberty]

Cheney pushed very hard to get fracking removed from the regulations and liability in the Clean Water Act, it's called the Cheney exception. Also it takes place on the peoples' land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Additionally, it often comes down to permitting and getting exemptions from the government which is a highly political process. I am getting concerned with huge environmental liabilities some corporations are leaving us with, gulf oil spill, fukashima, and oil toxic wastes.

Cheney pushed very hard to get fracking removed from the regulations and liability in the Clean Water Act, it's called the Cheney exception. Also it takes place on the peoples' land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Additionally, it often comes down to permitting and getting exemptions from the government which is a highly political process. I am getting concerned with huge environmental liabilities some GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITIES are leaving us with, gulf oil spill, fukashima, and oil toxic wastes.

Fixed your post.

Note - this site needs a /strikethrough option. It would allow us to make less ham-fisted and more witty comments. Thank you.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Fixed your post.

Note - this site needs has a /strikethrough option.

You need to "Go Advanced".

 

[angelatc]

YouTube - A Fracking joke

I'm absolutely not the government intervention or regulation type of guy. But I believe once you start negatively interfering with peoples private property and destroying drinking water..Its one of governments legit functions to protect life and liberty through the court system.

I don't have all the facts about this fracking stuff but it really doesn't seem safe and does seem to affect peoples private property..

What do you think?

The people that made the movie already admitted they intentionally omitted material to slant the message. Let the states decide.

Here's an article from the WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303936704576398462932810874.html Even if the process is imperfect, it won't get better if it is banned.

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, a determined enemy of fossil fuels, recently told Congress that there have been no "proven cases where the fracking process itself has affected water."

 

[A Son of Liberty]

You need to "Go Advanced".

Oh yeah!? I'm not stoopid, ya know...

 

[jbuttell]

Jesus.... compensation? You think money will make up for a ruined water system?

Not all losses can be measured in monetary terms.

I agree. I suspect current regulation limits the liability of these drillers. Without such artificial 'regulations' in place to comfort drillers, the risk/reward may not be attractive enough for them to warrant drilling in the area without more careful consideration of the consequences.

 

[thequietkid10]

question probably a stupid one, a lot of talk here about property rights and the like, what if you aren't the property owner. What if your the neighbor to the guy who wrote a contract with the frackers, then can you still sue for property damage? Because it's not the government infringing on your property and it's not you who wrote the contract.