What Merl said... Fracking is relatively safe- and most operations actually leave the area better off than when it was surveyed for the operation as most oil and gas companies actually do care about the environment. As for the opposition to hydraulic fracturing (aka "fracking"), most of their claims are baseless and false. Fracking is actually only a very small part of the oil and gas drilling process, it lasts only a few days.

Glad that Loveland shut these hippies down, I'm so sick of their opposition to something that they have no business even getting involved in. Most land used for drilling is private land that the owner leases to the company and they pay very well. Most of the private land is owned by farmers, and the lease profits are what keep farmers alive during low-yield years.