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Old 02-21-2020, 10:12 AM
 
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The dangers of fracking are well documented. I grew up in rural New York State just over the border of PA. There were many people in my area who opposed fracking despite any short term economic benefit. The oil and gas is finite. This is not practice is not sustainable from multiple perspectives.

There is no need to think of this as an "either or scenario" where we either protect the environment or we invest in decent jobs. Investing in a renewable energy economy means we protect the environment and invest in job creation.

Problem with job creation it must be sustained and maintained. The previous administration tried that with solar energy. Numerous solar energy companies failed. The tech isn't cost effective enough for mass deployment yet. This is just one example of failed projects let alone energy companies.



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...er-went-online



Not saying fracking should'nt be regulated with more oversight but it has to be considered a viable source of energy for now.
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Old 02-21-2020, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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Tom Wolf is actually for fracking(he just wants to get taxes from it), which is a reason why he won re-election. If these people are that stupid in promoting their anti-oil/coal agenda then goodbye PA.

Look at this map. These sites are close to metro areas where possible employees of this industry reside. You don't need the Philly metro to win or lose an election.

Spot on. I have a family member that works on the business operations side for one of the gas companies and they do very well financially. With a generous base salary and quarterly bonuses typically in the tens of thousands.

One major reason, I like Tom Wolf, I am also a pro fracking Democrat. It really does provide good paying jobs to tens of thousands of rural Pennsylvanians and is considered a transitional fuel, and burns at a much cleaner level than many other energy sources.

Our auto centric society, pollutes more than the natural gas industry. Yet I am sure many of the people who want to ban fracking, are also the ones driving large suvs. #irony
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