Again, just attack.

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Hey, a neo-con talking about empathy... that's funny

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a) I'm not a neo-con and b) I'm the only one that's been talking about personally sacrificing to help others so don't point you snide crap in this direction. You can join me in sacrificing for others or you can shut the hell up about it in my opinion.

I volunteer my a$$ off but I don't brag about it. I didn't get the point in your link since it was all over the map.

And yea, you're textbook neo-con: Neoconservatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There is no bragging in there, you just can't help but make all your BS personal. Grow up.

Like when you said "not a drop of empathy"?
Such thin skin... Toughen up!

It's not thin skin, dude, you're just annoying.

Grow a pair. This isn't elementary school.

I'm not the one acting childish.

Grow up the pair of you

What do you have against a growing natural gas industry, and more jobs that don't call for black lung, or living underground for most of your life?

I'm all for natural gas. I'm not the whose panties are in a wad over fracking.

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Originally Posted by speechlesstx

I'm all for natural gas. I'm not the whose panties are in a wad over fracking.

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We don't keep the oil produced by fracking, right? It goes on the world market.

It can be done a lot safer, but the process and technology is new relatively, so I expect a learning curve, AND a FEW mistake. No need to be greedy and careless.

You wouldn't believe the job growth

Natural gas boom projected to fuel job growth - Houston Chronicle

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

We don't keep the oil produced by fracking, right? It goes on the world market.

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How do you produce oil by fracking? Fracking is a method of extracting gas from coal

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How do you produce oil by fracking? fracking is a method of extracting gas from coal

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Technically is call hydraulic Fracturing... Fracking is a nickname of it.

They have means of fracturing (no I am not that familiar with the process) the rock to allow more exit paths than just the natural existing fractures allowing more of the oil (or natural gas) to be extracted.

The problem with it is that it's often below a drinking water table and, if done incorrectly, can spoil that drinking water supply.

I just think it's funny that since Obama's reelection you've discovered natural has a great future. Meanwhile, no job doesn't put food in the laid off coal workers children's belly.

Oh but wait, you'll just put that burden on our kids instead of letting people who want to work now take care of their own family. But who cares if children starve as long as your conscience is soothed?

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I just think it's funny that since Obama's reelection you've discovered natural has a great future. Meanwhile, no job doesn't put food in the laid off coal workers children's belly.

Oh but wait, you'll just put that burden on our kids instead of letting people who want to work now take care of their own family. But who cares if children starve as long as your conscience is soothed?

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I think it is a great failure of your society that you haven't heard of retraining. When an industry goes, it goes. The workers have to be given an alternative, a pratical alternative, employment in their region

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How do you produce oil by fracking? fracking is a method of extracting gas from coal

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No it is not coal gassification . That is a different process. This is extraction gas and oil from areas that were not accessible in the past by fracturing the shale layer above the reserve.

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I think it is a great failure of your society that you haven't heard of retraining. When an industry goes, it goes. The workers have to be given an alternative, a pratical alternative, employment in their region

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And I think it's a great failing of your society that you haven't learned any manners toward your allies.

Everyone is talking about gas, what sort of gas is that, hot air?