Monday, January 27, 2014

Hacks Lack Facts in Frack Attacks

Analysis: Environmentalists struggle with accuracy in anti-fracking Politico column


A pair of prominent environmentalists penned a column Tuesday for Politico Magazine attacking hydraulic fracturing littered with dishonest and incorrect claims.

The central political question of the debate over fracking, as the innovative oil and gas extraction technique is commonly known, has to do with the degree to which it impacts greenhouse gas emissions, and hence affects a changing global climate.

Representatives from 18 environmental activist groups recently wrote a letter to President Barack Obama bemoaning his commitment to an “all of the above” approach to energy, which they said will irreparably harm the earth’s climate.

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