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Just watched FrackNation...

posted 10 years ago by burly50
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I just watched FrackNation and totally agree with the premise of the documentary.

Living n Western Colorado where gas production is a major industry and the hysterical fears of fracking are evident every day, Mr. McAleers documentary is right on the money. There is absolutely no evidence of the claims made by radical environmentalists.

There have been two cases of supposed ground water contamination from Silt. (no surprise), and one case of hydrocarbon contamination in a creek in Parachute. while no reason for the contamination has been found, the local theory is that this part of Colorado is rife with hydrocarbon seeps. With the large amount of coal, natural gas and oil, it is highly likely that is was a natural occurrence. Environmentalist have blamed in on fracking (No evidence), pipeline leak (no evidence), and last but not least is corporate conspiracy (you have got to be kidding me)

Personally, I have noticed that the claims of air pollution and water contamination have come from towns and communities that are liberal/green/anti-fossil fuel such as Silt, Glenwood Springs and Aspen that are liberal bastions. The people that live in communities like DeBeque, Rifle, Rangely, Meeker and Grand Junction are overwhelmingly supportive of fracking.

It is my opinion that the war against fracking is totally political. It has been said that the refuge of the failed communist movement in the U.S. is environmentalism. What better way than to limit economic growth and industrial innovation is there to destabilize a country and cause foment in the working class. (See: Cloward and Piven)

Some are going to call m a right wing loon. Truth is that I am a Reagan Conservative and proud of it. Those that call me right wing are believers and there is no changing their minds. While those that may agree with me are realists are are willing to look at all the current evidence and decide for themselves.

(old arabic saying) "A fool will never change his mind. A wise man will change his mind when present with the facts."

[–] hilaryjrp 10 years ago

Well, I'll be the first volunteer to test your theory. I live in Pennsylvania, and I do agree--because I've seen it firsthand--that the counties where affluent people live tend to be full of environmentalists. In fact, Phelim McAteer (sp?) interviewed them in FrackNation. Wayne County in PA is in the far northeastern part of the state. I was unaware that people there had successfully kept out the fracking industry. People in Susquehanna County (where Dimock is) still are very supportive of the frackers. Susquehanna is directly adjacent to Wayne, but Wayne is part of the Poconos, where for centuries the wealthy from NYC have had summer homes, camps, basically a PA Catskill resort area. The ironic thing is that population growth in the Poconos will create all the environmental misery of fracking, and more.

My opinion of Gasland and its creator plummeted after watching FrackNation. I wouldn't, now, pay one dollar or waste one hour of my time watching Gasland 2, because of the arrogance Mr. McAteer was treated with. However, you contradict yourself in your two last paragraphs. You shouldn't say that a fool will never change his mind, and then identify yourself as someone who adheres to a certain political mindset and is proud of it. It's okay to be that way, but then (I'm not being sarcastic) by your own logic, you'd be a fool. Maybe it would be better to have said that the war against fracking is most likely political. I would never want to find myself in the hot seat that that woman "expert" in FrackNation found herself, when she underwent the dressing-down by the congressman: Are you a hydrologist? No. Are you a petroleum engineer? No. Etc., etc., etc.

Pax.

[–] burly50 10 years ago

Thank you for your reply. However, I never stated that I wouldn't change my mind. I do have a strong belief system but if, and when, I am given concrete, provable facts I am willing to review and/or revisit those beliefs. On the other hand I am not swayed by innuendo or hysteria.

I, for one, am not afraid to admit I was wrong when new information surfaces.

[–] hilaryjrp 10 years ago

Me neither, Burly. I was humbled by the conclusion of FrackNation, when the narrator/filmmaker reminds us how we take western technology and our standard of living for granted. I was truly humbled.