After the results of the November Election have been tabulated, the city of Denton has become the first in Texas to ban the practice of hydraulic fracturing but opponents have already moved to block the ban.
Environmentalists hate fracking because it involves pumping millions of gallons of water underground, water that's filled with chemicals. And it's still not clear what the long-term air and water pollution effects are OR the health problems it could cause. Also, there's the syphilis it could cause.