Fracking represents the most urgent environmental threat the United States has faced in 30 years. It's a threat that demands our attention and a robust national debate. An informed public is imperative as we – as a nation – grasp to strike a balance between our thirst for energy resources and the need to protect the environment and ensure public health and safety. To that end, we are launching a new website, "The Fracking of America" at www.FrackingofAmerica.com. Please visit us early and often as our aim is to help energize and organize opposition to an industrial practice we firmly believe presents risks that far outweigh the benefits. A major public policy battleground has emerged out of the "fracking bonanza" as local, state and federal officials try to plot regulatory courses, including moratoriums and outright bans. And we'll be keeping an eye on all of it with hard-hitting commentary and the most up-to-date news you need to stay informed about what's really happening inside America's highly controversial fracking boom. Just last week, a federal panel formalized in a report what many of us have been shouting about for months, even years: Fracking will cause "excessive" damage to the environment if steps aren't ...
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