Don't kill hydraulic fracturing: It's the golden goose: guest opinion:

The development of unconventional oil and natural gas using the process known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," will likely go down as one of the most important technological innovations of this century. This technique is responsible for the development of billions of barrels and trillions of cubic feet of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. It has almost singlehandedly changed the economic outlook of this country in less than a decade.