Fracking for shale gas has transformed the US energy landscape (Image: PA/AP/Brennan Linsley)
Editorial: “The fracking debate needs more light, less heat“
IT’S all right. Everything’s going to be OK. If there’s a problem, we’ll fix it.
Such reassuring words are the hallmark of a certain way of thinking, sometimes known as rational optimism. Things will always turn out fine because we humans are almost infinitely creative and adaptable. Confronted with a problem, our technological ingenuity will provide a solution.
In few places is this idea more powerful than among those planning our future energy supply. Yes, demand is rising.…
