Attempting to score political points

 
BY STATE REP. MIKE THOMPSON
Published: February 27, 2010

Members of the federal House Energy and Commerce Committee have announced they plan to investigate whether hydraulic fracturing, a common method of natural gas exploration, poses risks to the environment.

This is a move that has been brewing for years as environmental extremists seek to further regulate this drilling method, which will inevitably sustain our dependence on dangerous foreign energy sources and continue...


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