I just commented at the NY Times on Joe Nocera’s column:
These are hard issues. On fracking, I’m against it, unless they do it in New York the way it should be done, approaching perfect containment of poisons and pollution. While it might be expensive, someone should figure out if it actually can be done safely and properly, which unfortunately, now also includes carbon dioxide sequestration, or whatever it is called. It might be best to wait until the solutions are found poisoning the water elsewhere. 350.org takes the position that we cannot afford to release the carbon that fracking will produce. Poorly done fracking will end life as we know it.
On local gambling, it probably is bad, but local casinos should have a smaller carbon footprint than distant ones, which makes it possibly an improvement. Even people who gamble and spend money at casinos should reduce their carbon footprint.
