Some people are never happy.

some people are looking for something to object about....anyone with a brain knows that we need the natural gas the tax revenue should be used for tax relief not for the grubby politicians to waste

Louis, some of us like to drink water not laced with kool-aid.

The Basin Commission has no authority to regulate land use and it should stay that way. Land use regulations are the sovereignty of the state not an agency with no elected officials who think they can run roughshod over everyone.

The DRBC should stick to what they were created to do, water consumption, quality and disposal and nothing more. They don’t have the expertise or experience to regulate and that is straight from the DRBC staff. They would do more harm then good which is apparent from their disastrous water release policy, the FFMP which has had negative ecological consequences for the river.

Remember, we have pipelines now which people enjoy as they dry their clothes and heat their homes. As population increases (and people switch from oil and coal to cheaper gas) new lines will be installed even if gas comes from Louisiana. This gas will heat the homes of the so-called "fractivists" even as they complain about drilling and piping it. We'll have to force them to take the gas and save money and get away from coal. It's an absurd situation.

oh gosh oh gee oh golly jaime so does everyone else thats why we have government agencies regulating them .. they really do not need boo hoo whiners wimpering about everything

No one is going to be paying less in gas, since any surplus will not drive down prices in PA, but will be sold out of state to the highest bidder. Do people really believe the Gas companies won't sell gas drilled in PA to other states where the price and demand is higher? I love all you sheep arguing that you're personally going to see a drastic reduction in your heating bill and taxes, and is going to be great for the economy. I'd go on explaining my view point, but the sheep on this site don't get past four sentences before they have another foolish point to make. Baaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

All the people who think fracking is a good thing should take a trip down to Appalachia. The only thing "benefiting" is corporate greed. Water, once polluted, will not "save" us anything but the corporations who polluted it will not have to live with it. We will.

It's simple, really. The state should agree to well-regulated gas drilling as soon as two criteria are met: 1) the fracking companies reveal all of the chemical ingredients of the toxic soup they are pumping into the ground as part of this process, and all of those ingredients are ruled safe by an impartial board of scientists; and 2) a tax and fee structure is imposed that will fairly pay PA taxpayers for this intense and profitable use of nonrenewing state resources and act as escrow against repair of all roads, lands, and infrastructure that is impacted by the gas drillers. Once those two things happen, I think most would agree it would be OK to move ahead. Of course, neither of those things is happening with Corbett and his cronies in charge of Harrisburg; instead, the citizens, as well as this beautiful state, are being fracked while Republican politicians reap bundles of campaign contributions as payment for bending over.

Pipeline infrastructure will fail eventually and before these companies take their profits and run off or claim bankruptcy at least a clean up and removal cost should be evaluated for these drilling sites and pipelines. Then a fund for clean up be created to repair damage to the environment or compensate those who have and will be affected by fracking, drilling and pipelines. Gas companies must be responsible entities to the people and the environment of the states they deprive a living from. We citizens we must realize demand for fuels will not go away anytime soon. Fracking itself is another real problem that must be addressed and can it continue safely without permanently ruining the ground water we take for granted. If we didn't learn from mistakes in the BP disaster in the Gulf will we ever learn.

Really thinks we could save some money eliminating EPA, or eliminating to only certain things they handle, like huge gas spills or fuel leaks, not just a drop of gas and they respond. And as for people that do not like our natural resources being produced, then turn off your tvs, computers, a/c's, heaters, and so on, because I would like to live in modern times till I am dead, not go back to the stone age or become amish country because activists do not like people accessing our resources.

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These Greenies are never happy. Maybe one of the actual Greenie chemists can explain to this conservative chemist, probably termed by them "moron", just exactly how a GAS is going to pollute the WATER. I know I am probably a simpleton but a GAS may pollute the air but I have a real hard time figuring how it will pollute the water.

Here is my take:
1. I have no doubt fracking harms groundwater. No doubt in my mind. I personally know people whose wells have been affected. But the windfall is so big they ignore health concerns because they have no other comparable alternative.

2. Despite the danger, Nat Gas remains our best hope for energy independence. . . FOR NOW. It's the bridge we need before green energy becomes sustainable.

3. What we need to explore is an alternative to fracking to get the nat gas out of the ground. I agree nat gas is the way to go. We just need a safe way to get it out. These alternatives exist now. Why we aren't exploring them is the 10 million dollar question.

4. Drilling is a temporary economic boom to desperate areas. It is a bandaid for local economies in the northern tier. A lucrative band-aid but one nonetheless. It's temporary. We need permanent solutions to bring jobs to these areas.