Every article I read about this topic focuses on 3 things; strippers, housing shortages and ..strippers (I'm only half joking). I get the idea of writing an article that will attract clicks and views but I'd like to read more articles that focus on why we're drilling for gas here and what it means for the country in the long term.
Boom towns are full of all kinds of awful, I would imagine many similar articles were written about the gold rush and other mass movements of workers but that situation is only temporary and in the grand scheme of things not very important.
Does America want to be an energy producer? If not are we willing to do business with countries that do, that might also have problems with Americans? Also, ss this the kind of energy America wants to produce?
To me it boils down to national security (or terrorism if you must) and prices. Having the security of energy in your backyard comes with tradeoffs. I'm not sure what the right answer is, but could we all stop focusing on the strip clubs and instead look at the bigger picture?
Boom towns are full of all kinds of awful, I would imagine many similar articles were written about the gold rush and other mass movements of workers but that situation is only temporary and in the grand scheme of things not very important.
Does America want to be an energy producer? If not are we willing to do business with countries that do, that might also have problems with Americans? Also, ss this the kind of energy America wants to produce?
To me it boils down to national security (or terrorism if you must) and prices. Having the security of energy in your backyard comes with tradeoffs. I'm not sure what the right answer is, but could we all stop focusing on the strip clubs and instead look at the bigger picture?