I'm one of those people who still believes that nuclear power has potential, and I'm hesitant to believe scary talk about oil wells and the like. It's my belief that most natural resources can be used wisely, and that most people and corporations would like to see them used wisely.

But it's my understanding that fracking uses huge quantities of water. We're in the fourth year of a drought here in California, and water levels are at record lows. And yet there's fracking going on in many places in our state.

I can't understand that. Why not leave those oilfields as untouched reserves until there's a sufficient water supply?

-Joe-