Clean energy...isn't always clean. Natural gas produces less air pollution than coal or oil when it's burned. But actually getting it out of the ground can be a mess. So government vigilance is needed to make sure streams and drinking water supplies are protected.
Check out my new blog (
www.cbf.org/baydaily) on the natural gas drilling boom that is transforming Pennsylvania...and now it's now heading into Maryland.
The so-called Marcellus Shale formation under PA, MD, WVA, and NY is the second largest natural gas field in the world, after one in Iran.
In your mind, what are the pluses and minuses of exploiting this resource?