The Real Reason Eco Groups Bash Fracking: Fundraising

In an article published on the Enter Stage Right website, author Paul Driessen provides an eloquent defense of the many benefits--both economic and environmental--of hydraulic fracturing (i.e. fracking). The article uses the miracle of the Marcellus Shale in Williamsport, PA as a prime example (he personally visited and saw it with his own eyes). Near the end of the article, Driessen both asks and answers and important question. If fracking is largely a good thing, and since science shows it to be safe, why do so-called "environmentalist" organizations like the Sierra Club and a plethora of "riverkeeper" clubs keep bashing it? Answer: Follow the money. It's great for donations...

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