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44. But what about their cheese?
Fri May 4, 2012, 11:50 PM
May 2012

Their artery clogging cheese?

(A reference to the movie Thank You For Smoking, for the humor impaired.)

That is great news. Maybe more states will follow suit. Soon we will ruin all of our drinking water. Pisces May 2012 #1
Going strong in TX. Stupid, stupid, stupid! SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #2
But rich people are getting richer and that's the most important thing in the world, after all. nt valerief May 2012 #68
Great news! n/t DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #3
great news ! nt steve2470 May 2012 #4
Way to go, Vermont! FiveGoodMen May 2012 #5
VPR is a little better than wikipedia hootinholler May 2012 #6
Vermont first state in nation to ban fracking for oil and gas L. Coyote May 2012 #66
Wonderful news! Wind Dancer May 2012 #7
Right on! MoreGOPoop May 2012 #8
Great job VT. However notice how it is breaking news here and on Wikipedia. No banner headlines Justice wanted May 2012 #9
Kudos to the great state of Vermont. Uncle Joe May 2012 #10
Yes they'll keep their state beautiful malaise May 2012 #12
malaise! Uncle Joe May 2012 #18
Will do malaise May 2012 #21
Is that Uncle Joe May 2012 #22
No international malaise May 2012 #23
well that's nice, but the right of child care workers to unionize? Blocked by the dem Senate prez cali May 2012 #11
Vermont has no gas or oil, they can take the "high road" without any consequences. crayfish May 2012 #13
exactly. And I'm a vermonster. cali May 2012 #15
I think California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington have to ban it Taverner May 2012 #16
California, maybe because they do crazy stuff there all the time (e.g. Prop 8) crayfish May 2012 #20
No serous harm? Really? RC May 2012 #25
Give me some actual evidence for these and I'll be happy to look it. A few dead cattle is pretty crayfish May 2012 #35
Over a real short moment in time... happerbolic May 2012 #64
You haven't seen GASLAND ... yet? Welcome to DU.... MADem May 2012 #70
Thank you, yes I have seen it, and it belongs down there alongside "Loose Change" and other crayfish May 2012 #71
Yeah, sure--there's nothing "idiot conspiracy theory" about lighting your drinking water on fire. MADem May 2012 #72
Water is not flammable. CH4 that frequently leaches into well water definitely is. crayfish May 2012 #73
Of course water is not flammable. The rest of your comment isn't completely accurate. MADem May 2012 #74
The gas is not in the "water table", it gets into water wells from different strata. crayfish Jun 2012 #75
Who said it was? I assume you aren't, either. nt MADem Jun 2012 #76
No Serious harm? canuckledragger May 2012 #30
All those links go to the very same Wiki article. And Wiki is hardly a reliable source for anything crayfish May 2012 #34
suit yourself. here's another canuckledragger May 2012 #41
Gee, I wonder why natural gas drillers needed to be exempt from Safe Drinking Water Act.. groundloop May 2012 #52
but, you see donquijoterocket May 2012 #59
Right. And nobody has actually "proven" that smoking cigarettes causes cancer. Fuddnik May 2012 #55
Colorado won't ban it, but they did make it have strict ground water standards. joshcryer May 2012 #38
Thanks I didn't want to sayit but azurnoir May 2012 #32
Heh, that reminds me, I lived in MN (Stearns Co) for about a year. Some of the locals invited me crayfish May 2012 #36
Mn Ice Oldtimeralso May 2012 #46
Nope. See post #39. n/t garybeck May 2012 #48
not exactly. garybeck May 2012 #39
you forgot to post the rest of that cali May 2012 #54
Awesome. Taverner May 2012 #14
Yay Vermont! Zorra May 2012 #17
Vermont seems to be the leader in nearly everything good these days Bjorn Against May 2012 #19
But what about their cheese? eggplant May 2012 #44
Not everyone agrees (but I do FWIW) slackmaster May 2012 #45
I love Vermont........ Smilo May 2012 #24
k&r glinda May 2012 #26
Go Vermont! burrowowl May 2012 #27
I expect the feds to find a way to tell VT they can't ban it. kestrel91316 May 2012 #28
Not the "feds", it'll be the Supreme Court groundloop May 2012 #43
the multi-gnats wouldn't even bother... happerbolic May 2012 #65
Vermont rocks! a2liberal May 2012 #29
you forgot maple syrup cali May 2012 #31
We've got lots of rocks to sell! Cheaper than the Brooklyn Bridge. Auntie Bush May 2012 #69
Suck it, Range Resources! Texas is gonna be next in line. derby378 May 2012 #33
yah! handmade34 May 2012 #37
Congratulations VT! freshwest May 2012 #40
Salute! MrMickeysMom May 2012 #42
K&R! countryjake May 2012 #47
I heart Vermont! Harriety May 2012 #49
Good news? Well, yeah, but... malthaussen May 2012 #50
Very cool sellitman May 2012 #51
Great to hear davidpdx May 2012 #53
K&R for Vermont! nt raouldukelives May 2012 #56
so you cant watch battlestar galactic Garion_55 May 2012 #57
intelligent life spotted in vermont..... spanone May 2012 #58
Good news! SalviaBlue May 2012 #60
K&R 99Forever May 2012 #61
Not going to have any more babies in Vermont? NNN0LHI May 2012 #62
Let's hope this is the beginning of a new trend. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #63
Now I know where to move for retirement. nt valerief May 2012 #67
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