More than that. Fracking for natural gas is one the main reasons that the U.S. leads the world in carbon output reduction. I hope Bernie goes for it though. But let him get the nomination first. Maybe AOC can be his running mate!
And if low birth weight doesn’t bother you,… this from the article should.
“While birth weight may seem like just a number, it can affect the path of someone’s life. Children with a low birth weight have been found to have lower test scores, lower lifetime earnings, and higher rates of reliance on welfare programs throughout their lives”
I agree here. As problematic as fracking might be, the extraction of unconventional oil and gas staved off the steady depletion in the production of conventional hydrocarbons. I have always contended that all of the economically available hydrocarbons will be used, because the alternative is not economically or politically viable, at least for now. However, when the energy of extraction is equal to the energy of combustion, it’s game over.