A nominated finalist for the Pulitzer 6 times since 1999, Chattanooga Times Free Press cartoonist Clay Bennett won the Prize in 2002. He has also earned just about every other editorial cartoon award there is, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition, the Overseas Press Club's Thomas Nast Award, the National Headliner Award, the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award, the National Journalism Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation, and the National Cartoonists Society Division Award for Best Editorial Cartoons. Bennett was also named Editorial Cartoonist of the Year by Editor & Publisher magazine in 2001.
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chromosome
said, 4 months ago
It does promise jobs and prosperity… but at what cost? Check out the movie “Gasland”.
Stipple said, 4 months ago
The country can frack itself or go green.
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I think we are fracked.
masterskrain said, 4 months ago
“Frack You, America! There are obscene profits to be made!”
ARodney said, 4 months ago
It apparently can be done fairly safely, but so far, no regulations due to industry opposition. So you have no idea whether the guys who win the bid for the drilling permit are going to do it safely, or permanently destroy an aquifer while getting out a few hours worth of natural gas.
ODon said, 4 months ago
@ARodney
Actually industry track records do give us an idea of how this will likely go.
pirate227 said, 4 months ago
Flammable gravy…
mickey1339
said, 4 months ago
Yes, let us inject as much fear and misinformation into this as we can, then we can further condemn the country to jobs lost and buying energy from those that hate us. It is not to deny “green” technology, but there is no way that industry could currently even handle a small percentage of our energy needs.
MortyForTyrant said, 4 months ago
The very moment the frackers tell the public what is REALLY in the stuff the pump down I consider to change my opinion on this issue. Until then I watch “Erin Brockovich” until my eyes bleed…
ODon said, 4 months ago
@mickey1339
As has been said before, conservation is a simple method to deter our need for foreign energy.
Radish
said, 4 months ago
Get that stuff in the aquifer and you might poison the water.
Rickapolis said, 4 months ago
C’mon, what sissies are worrying about safety?
PianoGuy24
said, 4 months ago
@chromosome
“It does promise jobs and prosperity… but at what cost? Check out the movie “Gasland”.”
Then after you watch that monstrosity, I dare ANY of you Libs to watch FrackNation when it comes out on video. I saw it on axs tv on Dish and it put Gasland to shame with all of it’s lies!
Tigger
said, 4 months ago
@Rickapolis
Liberals
ODon said, 4 months ago
@PianoGuy24
Gasland and FrackNation represent opposing ideas of what happens where fracking is used. Likely there is some truth in both but to blindly accept either as the only “truth” is short sighted at best. To error on the side of caution is a wise move when talking about the potential development of long term health problems. Too often we’ve observed the oops approach, putting profit ahead of safety.
Ms. Ima said, 4 months ago
If the whacko environmentalists are against it I’M FOR IT!