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Just some more info, as regards your earlier, seemingly breathless, extolling of Marcellus Shale virtues.
No matter how much Coal we mine, no one will be able to light their well water on fire; or, have to drink well water contaminated by - genuinely - highly-toxic "fracking" chemicals.
Some excerpts from the link:
"In May 2008, Fox received a letter from a natural gas company offering to lease his family’s land in Milanville, Pennsylvania for $100,000 to drill for gas.[1]
Following the lease offer, he looked for information about natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale under large parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia. He visited Dimock, Pennsylvania where natural gas drilling was already taking place. In Dimock, he met families able to light their tap water on fire as well as suffering from numerous health issues and fearing their well water had been contaminated.
Gasland premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film is currently on the film festivalcircuit and premiered on HBO on June 21, 2010."
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You've published quite a lot over the past few years about the Marcellus Shale boom; but, not much at all, really, about Coal - and Coal's genuine potential to provide for supply of all the gas and liquid hydrocarbon fuels we might need.
Before you write anything further about the glories of shale gas, maybe you should check the listings, buy some popcorn, and take Connie to the movies.
Though you, like everyone else, seems entranced by the new girl at the party, we urge you to be cautious.