Please don't let energy production, especially on public lands, be the only consideration when assessing the "public good". Protection of fresh water resources, including aquifers, is vital to future generations.
Why is this important?
Energy production, especially on public lands, involves more than just energy production--it often affects the water resource. In the future, we will be scrambling for all the clean fresh water we can find. Our surface waters are rapidly becoming polluted. Processes like "fracking" are frequently damaging our aquifers too. Please don't let energy production trump clean water.
