[Freeport]

Hum... Cheep energy == Economic growth... who'd of thunk it?

:-)

[centurion316]

Hum... Cheep energy == Economic growth... who'd of thunk it?

Well, Obama thought of it and he's about to put a stop to it. Turning the EPA loose on coal will give us European style energy prices combined with China style rolling blackouts.

[glorgau]

In the United States, electricity prices are falling thanks to natural gas derived from fracking ...

That certainly isn't true in Massachusetts. Natural gas in sufficient supplies to enable price reductions aren't even on the horizon. there will be some capacity relief when a new pipeline is completed in 2016, but that will only be enough to handle current demand. In the meantime, the residents will continue being gouged due to misguided policy decisions taken over the past two decades.

[Balding_Eagle]

For those who want to see a video showing how horizontal drilling and fracking is done, Northern Gas and Oil has a great one. It’s 6 minutes.

It includes a visual piece on how fresh water aquifers are protected from contamination.

http://www.northernoil.com/drilling-video

[353FMG]

Worked and lived in Burghausen while employed by Marathon Oil back in the late 60’s.

Breathtakingly beautiful countryside occupied by Fraulein in dirndls.