Study Says Fracking is Safe In Theory But Often Not In Practice

First time accepted submitter chadenright writes "A university study asserts that the problems caused by the gas extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking,' arise because drilling operations aren't doing it right. The process itself isn't to blame, according to the study, released today by the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin."

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Re:Frak!

[mosb1000]

Maybe this is what Tainter means by too much complexity causing our eventual downfall.

It is really disturbing to me that you seem to know who Tainter is, and to agree somewhat with what he's said. But you seem to be claiming that regulatory frameworks are somehow in need of expansion. One would think that you might be more concerned with stemming the tide of ever increasing government bureaucracy rather than expanding it. Perhaps it may be better to ask why the existing framework isn't accomplishing what it's supposed to, and looking for ways to improve it, rather than simply saying "lets draft yet another document and add it to our already absurd collection of government documents." But that's just me.