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Sanity Claws

(21,852 posts) Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:42 PM Oct 2020

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Why all this time on fracking?

Fracking is no longer profitable.

This is like the talk about bringing back coal. It is over.

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Why all this time on fracking? (Original Post) Sanity Claws Oct 2020 OP

Harris will ban fracking dweller Oct 2020 #1

I wish it was true but I seriously doubt it. walkingman Oct 2020 #5

Pennsylvania jobs. Trump needs PA. dem4decades Oct 2020 #2

Pennsylvania sweetloukillbot Oct 2020 #3

Pennsylvania. nt. Mariana Oct 2020 #4

Biden will ban fracking dweller Oct 2020 #6

Weak moderator Thrill Oct 2020 #7

... dweller Oct 2020 #8

western Pennsylvania to be more DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #9

Fat Nixon's fracking tweet... SMC22307 Oct 2020 #10

He must have binge watched Battlestar Gallactica recently Generic Brad Oct 2020 #11

The nation is so gaslit that even talking about cutting back, let alone banning the ultra dangerous, Celerity Oct 2020 #12

Well owners have walked away and they are now leaking methane in larger amounts Hestia Oct 2020 #13

dweller

(23,651 posts)

1. Harris will ban fracking

Reply to Sanity Claws (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:46 PM

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walkingman

(7,655 posts)

5. I wish it was true but I seriously doubt it.

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:48 PM

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dem4decades

(11,301 posts)

2. Pennsylvania jobs. Trump needs PA.

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:46 PM

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sweetloukillbot

(11,062 posts)

3. Pennsylvania

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:46 PM

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Fracking jobs in Pennsylvania.

Mariana

(14,860 posts)

4. Pennsylvania. nt.

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:48 PM

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dweller

(23,651 posts)

6. Biden will ban fracking

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:48 PM

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Thrill

(19,178 posts)

7. Weak moderator

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:50 PM

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dweller

(23,651 posts)

8. ...

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:51 PM

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... will ban fracking
... will bzzt frackit
... wuuuh bzzzzt fricket

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DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)

9. western Pennsylvania to be more

Reply to Sanity Claws (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:52 PM

Oct 2020

specific. There are jobs in drilling and construction, but with the glut of gas, fracking has slowed considerably. Shell is building a huge cracker plant that's temporarily adding thousands of jobs, but once completed, its estimate is for 500 FT employees, down from an estimated 600.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

10. Fat Nixon's fracking tweet...

Reply to Sanity Claws (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:55 PM

Oct 2020

How does Biden lead in Pennsylvania Polls when he is against Fracking (JOBS!), 2nd Amendment and Religion? Fake Polls. I will win Pennsylvania!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2020

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

11. He must have binge watched Battlestar Gallactica recently

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Wed Oct 7, 2020, 09:58 PM

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Celerity

(43,491 posts)

12. The nation is so gaslit that even talking about cutting back, let alone banning the ultra dangerous,

Reply to Sanity Claws (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2020, 10:03 PM

Oct 2020

absolutely unnecessary practice of fracking, is considered and framed as a negative. It makes me want to slam my head against the wall erected from sheer stupidity, unlimited greed, and science denial.

Fracking's Problems Go Deeper Than Water Pollution

https://www.wired.com/2015/06/frackings-problems-go-deeper-water-pollution/

Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water

It took nearly a decade, but former EPA scientist Dominic DiGiulio has proved that fracking has polluted groundwater in Wyoming

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fracking-can-contaminate-drinking-water/

Hestia

(3,818 posts)

13. Well owners have walked away and they are now leaking methane in larger amounts

Reply to Sanity Claws (Original post)

Thu Oct 8, 2020, 09:02 PM

Oct 2020

leaving taxpayers on the hook for clean up - so yeah, ban fracking.

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