Environmental groups and drilling companies in Ohio seldom agree on anything involving “fracking.” But when the Center for Sustainable Shale Development announced an agreement on a set of environmental standards for shale drilling in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the two groups united behind a single question: Who are these guys?
History tells us that the enviro-wackos will shaft the industry partners as soon as it’s expedient. It’s bad that this group with no official standing and likely little real expertise is establishing standards; it’s worse that the group then claims to represent people who weren’t involved.
The first error remains trying to deal with the watermelons at all.