Saturday, June 22, 2013

Economics of fracking bans - two links

1. Is Environmentalism Hurting Economic Prosperity?


The two biggest environmentalists in the state, who are both running for governor, both approved of fracking, permitted it and moved to put in place changes that have dramatically reformed the fracking process.”

Rendell also warned that the vote didn't appear to take into consideration the economic boom that fracking has had for some of the commonwealth's most impoverished residents.
“It's created jobs and huge economic investment in Pennsylvania,” he said. “And it's helped create wealth in the poorest areas of Pennsylvania.”

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