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In reply to the discussion: Obama loves fracking?? WTF? it's poisoning our water. we need protection from this. seriously wtf! [View all]limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)16. ok thanks
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Obama loves fracking?? WTF? it's poisoning our water. we need protection from this. seriously wtf! [View all]
limpyhobbler
Jan 2012
OP
Apparently you missed his entire point about regulation and protecting clean water. nt
TheWraith
Jan 2012
#3
I didn't miss his point about opening millions of acres of public lands and ocean
XemaSab
Jan 2012
#17
He put a whole helluva lot more emphasis on developing alternative/renewables.
Old and In the Way
Jan 2012
#5
oh ok, thanks for setting me straight on that. What did he say about natural gas then?
limpyhobbler
Jan 2012
#13
basically, the natural gas drillers are using all these toxic chemicals and it's poisoning our water
limpyhobbler
Jan 2012
#25
I did not hear him say that in fact he said obtaining the gas safely without harm to people or
lonestarnot
Jan 2012
#11
but it already is harming. He needs to say stop fracking until it is safe.
limpyhobbler
Jan 2012
#14
He needs to be seen as not poisoning our water. That's just as good a political argument.
limpyhobbler
Jan 2012
#28