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landownerPermalink Reply by JHH on March 1, 2010 at 15:22

Thanks for the article. Good to see some encouraging news out there. jhh

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Permalink Reply by Justin Witte on March 1, 2010 at 17:54

Barack Obama would rather French Kiss Dick Cheney than ever acknowledge the oil and gas industry as having a credible solution to climate change. He was elected on the anti-oil (anti-Bush) plank and will try to fly his magic carpet on wind and solar before he'll officially acknowledge natural gas as part of the energy transition solution.

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landownerPermalink Reply by drilltheshale on March 2, 2010 at 7:56

JW, All respect due, I didn't put this in the political section. You can start your own thread over there.

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landownerPermalink Reply by drilltheshale on March 2, 2010 at 10:25

I'm suggesting keep it policy and forget who's kissing who. It is good to hear a national newspaper favoring a look at NG and we'll see what the politicians (both sides) do. Again due respect to all.

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landownerPermalink Reply by Spring Branch,mineral owner on March 2, 2010 at 10:33

I'm hopeful that when the dust settles, reality will overwhelm politics. My main concern is the EPA getting into the picture and retarding the ability to frac wells.

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landownerPermalink Reply by drilltheshale on March 2, 2010 at 13:17

Yes, it would be great for EPA (and don't forget the states) to take a reasonable approach and also for the industry to be proactive with both the regulators and any apprehensive citizens (be good neighbors) to take responsible care. IMHO, I think any kind of national fracturing legislation getting through the Senate would be slim and none.

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