Thanks!
I appreciate your wise and honest reflections on the "favored status" that's been mantled on shale gas. I'm not against shale gas, but argue that we consumers must honestly assess the environmental risks along w/ the true economic costs vs. benefits into the whole picture. The impact of fracking on releasing more earthquakes and contaminating ground water MUST be openly and honestly determined. Once those things are known and reported, the panacea of shale gas may be far less glamorous, and possibly even rejected. In my personal opinion, I think environmentally and socially favorable, and economically viable, alternative energy sources like biofuels from cellulosic and algae feedstock are much better and should receive our dedicated national focus.
