Fracking is depleting the water supplies in some of the most drought-prone areas of the US:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/05/fracking-water-america-drought-oil-gas
The euphoria over natural gas, which is being driven by HUGE profits for the one percent, will one day give way to regret over the destruction of an even more precious resource ... water.
The continental US will be a desert someday. Where will we go then? [Hint: We can't escape to Mars.]
No comments:
Post a Comment