By Walter Brasch
Pennsylvanians want to put a moratorium on
fracking.
And it’s not just a few thousand, but a
majority of the state’s residents.
Pennsylvania lies in the heart of the
Marcellus Shale, possibly the most productive shale for gas in the country.
A joint University of Michigan/Muhlenberg
College study reveals that only 49 percent of Pennsylvanians support shale gas
extraction and 58 percent of all Pennsylvanians want the state to order “time
out” until the health and environmental effects of fracking can be fully
analyzed. That same study revealed that 60 percent of Pennsylvanians believe
fracking poses a major risk to ground water resources, only 28 percent
disagree; 12 percent have no opinion.
