And back to fracking.

Didn't we just recently discuss it...well, if Evo forgot some of the details I understand.

Natural gas

Pro's
1. It burn cleaner than most other fuels. (That's it)

Cons

1. It takes around 3-12 million gallons of water for the average well.

2. That water becomes contaminated and can't easily be recovered.

3. That contaminated water tends to get pumped back deep underground.

4. The fracking (cracking of rock) can create earthquakes.

5. The contaminated water being pumped back into the ground can mingle with clean groundwater and contaminate surrounding water wells.

6. Since NG is frequently found around oil, the fractured rock can allow previously separated ground water and oil to mix.

7. Worse yet, this oil and/or contaminated water may leak into an aquifer.

8. Drilling for natural gas frequently releases huge amounts of methane that is just released into the air.

9. The air tends to be more polluted around the area where fracking takes place.

10. No community would be complete without the occasional natural gas explosion.

11. When the wells are abandoned the collateral damage and site clean up tends to be the problem of the community to take care of...and pay for. Or it becomes a superfund site and we all get to chip in.

Evo, please add other positives if you have some.