The CBS Late Show host does not like hydraulic fracturing.
“I’m not smart enough to understand it, but here is what I know about fracking,” said David Letterman on his show on Wednesday.
“The greedy oil and gas companies of this country have decided that they can squeeze every last little ounce of oil and gas out of previously pumped wells by injecting the substrata of our planet with highly toxic, carcinogenic chemicals, which then seep into the aquifer and hence into the water supply of Americans.”
New York state has a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, while neighbouring Pennsylvania is exploiting reserves.
Opposition to fracking is becoming a cause célèbre amongst artists and actors. Fellow celebrity and New York state resident, Mark Ruffalo, doesn’t much care for hydraulic fracturing either.
5 Comments
Patricia
David Letterman speaks the truth of the situation, whether he understands tracking or not. My community is downstream from the tracking area……none of the benefits, all of the risks. Where do you people get your fresh water?
Geo1367
Hit the nail on the head. I live in Pennsylvania and I see the damage the gas industry is creating. Their gang of hoodlums move in, take over the community, ruin the roads, run their trucks in convoys all hours of the night, permanently scare and ruin the land and adjoining properties, ruin the water then move on to create the next nightmare.
Kgraham20
David Letterman is entitled to his opinion, like everyone else in a free democratic society. His celebrity gives him a wider audience for his opinion than most of us enjoy, but that doesn’t make him right or wrong. We need to decide on the issue based on science and evidence.
Bfrazer
Well. It is pretty obvious that his ignorance is no obstical for his mouth.
george
David Lettermann is a smart guy doing an excellent job in whatever he has engaged in. He knows nothing about fracking in fact he knows nothing about oil/gas exploration, period.