I agree with his opinion as he compares Shale Gas to the negative public reaction to Rearden Metal before the first run of the John Galt Line. But in my mind I have always compared fracking to Wyatt and his ability to squeeze the oil out in Colorado.

What a great post. A well written and clever comparison to Reardon Metel. Fracking has indeed been demonized by the progressive left as is most everything to do with fossil fuels. I find it wonderful and highly efficient to be able to squeeze out that black gold.

Well worth the read!

Great article. Thanks for posting it.

To follow up...I just posted Delingpole's website. He is an incredible man and those who enjoyed the article here will greatly enjoy the video at the website. He is a prolific writer and author of numerous books. He is naturally humerous and quite intelligent.

Great read. As ever, I enjoy the discussion...

I enjoyed the article. The anti-shale arguments aren't exactly the same as the arguments against Rearden Metal. First they said the metal was no good. Then they said it was so good it was a disruptive technology that needed to be managed.

My understanding of the anti-shale argument is that extracting it might inflict costs on other people. We know (deniers excepted) that burning stuff in general creates a long-term cost on the environment. So they're saying our priority should be energy that doesn't involve carbon emissions or finding some way to deal with the effects of carbon emissions.

I do see the parallels though. A progressive group tried to get me sign a petition opposing cap-and-trade in favor of hard emission limits. That means they were saying know matter what the benefits of activities that emit carbon, they want to stop them. That seems absurd b/c if the benefits are big enough we can use that wealth to clean up the environment.