Jan 3, 2012

What the Frack?

Bad news for natural gas. A lot of people are about to ask the question "what's fracking?"

Expert: Fracking caused Youngstown Ohio earthquakes

By giving the process a name that sounds vaguely like something the Muppets would do, the industry has been able to fly pretty low under the radar, with only a few geeks from NPR and people in the affected areas knowing what was going on.

But, earthquakes are interesting. And earthquakes caused by mad scientists injecting hot liquid into the ground sounds pretty cool. 

We're only a George Clooney/Matt Damon conspiracy film and one more major earthquake away from real national exposure, and maybe even a debate topic in the 2012 elections.

Should be more fun than talking about payroll taxes again.

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