Does it Really Have to Be a Choice Between Jobs and Safe Drinking Water????

This post is just to share a link to a Bloomberg article about the controversy of job creation versus safe water in Ohio's fracking debate.

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Water or Jobs?

Ohio Fracking Foes Push Water Safety, Republicans Tout Jobs discusses the contaminated water from fracked wells, earthquakes, and also cited numbers for potential jobs from fracking ranging from 65,800 up to 200,000 jobs.

So, you're here, interested enough to read this blog.

• What do you think?
• Is it really just a choice between safe drinking water and jobs?
• Is there more to consider?
• Why can't we have both jobs and safe environmental practices?
• What questions do you have?

Feel free to respond in the comments section below, or pop over to the forum and say whatever you feel like saying about this practice. Even if you are pro-fracking, your right to express your opinions will be considered and respected, so if anyone wants to say anything here, now is your chance.