Dear Joe,
I wish the actual fracking (and insurance) industry was as confident as you about the safety of the technology.
Thanks to the ex-CEO of Halliburton, Dick Cheney, the fracking industry got an exemption from The Clean Water Act. If frackers are genuinely positive that fracking does not harm water, why did they prioritize pushing for the exemption?
And, if the technology is not of significant risk to the environment, why are the private sector's professional risk assessors -- the insurance (and mortgage) industry -- backing away from taking financial responsibility for land with gas leases?
There is the battle of talking points -- and then there is the reality: if fracking can be done safely and responsibly, why hasn't the industry put its money where YOUR mouth is?
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