There is a small glimmer of hope.

Historically, we in the U. S. have accepted a certain amount of environmental destruction because we want the energy produced from it to run all our gadgets. This tacit agreement held as long as the destruction occurred in places we don't care much about and where the residents have little or no political influence.

However, fracking is done primarily on shale deposits which have never before been tapped. These deposits are not always in places we don't care about and, in fact, are sometimes in areas of great political influence so this might generate some real action.

For example, in 2014, Rex Tillerson, chairman and CEO of Exxon/Mobil joined a lawsuit to prevent the building of a water tower associated with fracking because it was within 300 feet of his 5 million dollar house in the Dallas area. Another party to this suit was Dick Armey, former Majority Leader in the House of Representatives.

It's okay to kill the mice but it's not wise to disturb the lion!

Bev and Jerry