NBC 10 Wingmen: Fracked gas pipeline politics

A proposed pipeline that would transport fracked gas from Pennsylvania – through Burrlliville, Rhode Island – on its way to Canada is being sold to the American people on the promise of lowering northeast energy prices. But we know fracking contaminates water and we know the new pipeline will keep the public’s energy supply married to fracking industry for the next half century.

Should we believe corporate cheerleaders like Jon Brien, who say ‘build, baby, build’ when it comes to the proposed pipeline? Or is it finally time to take seriously the environmental activists who implore us to create a sustainable supply of green energy?

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