Water vs gas
I agree with you that a large portion of water is at risk due to the now popular method of fracking. What I find weird is that the risk to the water supply for gas production that, as MR. Nelder says, is not a profitable venture.
The idea of drill, baby, drill seems to miss the practical aspects of balancing cost of exploration with actual production results. It is disconcerting to find out that energy producers are taking on riskier methods to keep oil and gas flowing.