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nerde Champion Author Florida Posts:6,430 Points:1,316,645 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 3:17:31 PM Ignore nerde Report Abuse In the Colorado mountains, a spike in air pollution has been linked to a boom in oil and gas drilling. A thousand miles away on the plains of north Texas, there's a drilling boom, too, but some air pollution levels have declined. Opponents of drilling point to Colorado and say it's dangerous. Companies point to Texas and say drilling is safe. The answer appears to be that drilling can be safe or it can be dangerous. Industry practices, enforcement, geography and even snow cover can minimize or magnify air pollution problems. Visit AP for full article

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In the Colorado mountains, a spike in air pollution has been linked to a boom in oil and gas drilling. A thousand miles away on the plains of north Texas, there's a drilling boom, too, but some air pollution levels have declined. Opponents of drilling point to Colorado and say it's dangerous. Companies point to Texas and say drilling is safe.

The answer appears to be that drilling can be safe or it can be dangerous. Industry practices, enforcement, geography and even snow cover can minimize or magnify air pollution problems.

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,430 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:24:53 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Excellent idea SUPERSTEVIEO, why not!
kkimes Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,605 Points:1,507,960 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:40:26 PM Ignore kkimes Report Abuse I hate to say 'I told you so', but....
SUPERSTEVIEO Champion Author Quebec Posts:3,523 Points:787,115 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 5:41:59 AM Ignore SUPERSTEVIEO Report Abuse there are pollution limits on cars... why not on these drilling operations????
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,433 Points:180,475 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:53:30 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse not saying bad, but at what price
TC5504 All-Star Author West Virginia Posts:950 Points:195,960 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 11:42:45 PM Ignore TC5504 Report Abuse More regulations.
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,365 Points:1,245,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 9:17:49 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Geography has a whole lot to do with it.
doghaulr Rookie Author Denver Posts:62 Points:17,605 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 9:11:44 PM Ignore doghaulr Report Abuse if you plug cows butts then that would help the methane problem, cow farts.....
Pramodsharma Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,974 Points:388,140 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 8:53:30 PM Ignore Pramodsharma Report Abuse Drilling basically is converting circular motion in to leaner move, same thing starts with 'S' word but in slow motion, It could be cleaner?
GasFreeLeaf Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,250 Points:476,610 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 7:50:18 PM Ignore GasFreeLeaf Report Abuse Can be
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,388 Points:844,890 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 7:03:29 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Need to continue drilling but they need to 'keep it clean' at same time.
RonElp All-Star Author El Paso Posts:763 Points:109,620 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 7:02:08 PM Ignore RonElp Report Abuse Texas is heavy into Wind Power and solar power.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,269 Points:1,022,685 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 5:45:33 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse It can be dangerous.
ceklea Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:358 Points:1,289,770 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 5:23:53 PM Ignore ceklea Report Abuse As the artciles states, "Across the industry, the technology for stopping leaks can be as simple as fixing seals and gaskets, or it can involve hundreds of millions of dollars of new construction."
csblesson Champion Author Texas Posts:1,821 Points:354,850 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 5:00:11 PM Ignore csblesson Report Abuse Good to know
Hemi3tc Veteran Author Vancouver Posts:283 Points:285,460 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 4:47:01 PM Ignore Hemi3tc Report Abuse Depends on how clean you want it. If you want it clean enough to eat off it will never happen.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,304 Points:2,373,320 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 4:44:34 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse im amazed at this study
MrLefty0706 Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,452 Points:352,995 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 4:28:09 PM Ignore MrLefty0706 Report Abuse Let's make it as safe and clean as possible!
SilverDodge2000 Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,038 Points:186,405 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 3:51:36 PM Ignore SilverDodge2000 Report Abuse Well the answer is very very simple. Colorado has a much larger group of tree huggers than Texas.
pleinyeux All-Star Author Montreal Posts:796 Points:202,555 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 3:49:41 PM Ignore pleinyeux Report Abuse Well see soon
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,558 Points:711,630 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 10, 2012 3:19:01 PM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse We'll see.