SHALE GAS DRILLING: PROS & CONS

"Natural gas has been the ugly step child

of our national energy debate"

"...and now the step child is being

touted as the hope of the future"

"The answer to our energy problems" 

"And yet, if the BP spill taught us anything
it's that exploring for energy has safety risks" 

"But that can get lost in all the excitement"

Full Segment


PROS & CONS INDEED

"Tim and Christine Ruggiero explain how their dream home turned into a nightmare when drillers arrived and began digging up their land. It turns out the Ruggieros owned the land, but not the rights to the minerals beneath it"

Extra: Gas Drilling Horror Story


Aubrey, 
you really make my skin crawl-

FRACK FLUIDS 
ARE NOT SAFE DOWN THERE
ARE NOT SAFE ANYWHERE

Michael Brune,
please butt out-

NATURAL GAS IS
NOT CLEANER THAN COAL