How the West’s Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans

Anyone who is seriously considering NG as a solution to imported oil needs to honestly evaluate the following article with an open mind. If we do not solve both the pollution and overuse of water issues, NG will not be a viable solution - unless we are willing to depopulate the west, and maybe even stop drinking water from upstate NY. We owe it to ourselves to set a new clean path in using NG. Otherwise, we will be seen as anti-environmentalists, no matter how many wind turbines we eventually build. And let's keep in mind the NG installations look like they will be ready first, due to Bush's last minute opening up af 100s of thousands of new acres for drilling and his total abandonment of environmental safeguards.

http://www.propublica.org/feature/how-the-wests-energy-boom-could-t...

I don't know if these is a way to clean drill, but we certainly need to change our tax policies to tax resources and untax profit, to encourage NG companies to place their priorities better.