Published on Aug 16, 2014
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A Colorado Republican state senator justified the practice of hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as “fracking” — by saying that the presence of burnable amounts of methane gas in drinking water is a perfectly natural phenomenon.
In fact, he said, the “Indians” used it for “warmth in the wintertime” many years ago.
According to Right Wing Watch, state Sen.
Randy Baumgardner (R) was speaking to former Navy chaplain turned conservative activist Gordon “Dr.
Chaps” Klingenschmitt at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver.
Klingenschmitt recorded the interview for his daily “Pray in Jesus’ Name” show.
He asked the Republican what he thought of the government trying to “pick and choose” and prioritize some forms of energy over others
