What’s one fact about fracking you wish the public better understood?
CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN: Fracking has been used for over 50 years; 90% of all oil and gas wells world-wide are fracked. There are efforts under way with both individual and environmental groups to improve the safety of this practice—ahead of environmental requirements in some areas.
Christine Todd Whitman was governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2001 to 2003. She is currently president of Whitman Strategy Group, a consulting firm that specializes in helping companies find solutions to environmental challenges.
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