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Itself, because each state looks at it differently. >> my sense is your position is this can be done safely and largely is done safely now. obviously there are exceptions to that. are there standardized rules you would like to see as someone who sees it done safely, you would like to see put in place to ensure that always happens? >> have you reviewed the new york supplemental gis? 2,000 pages worth of regulations. just to kind of backtrack, there's a lot of discussion around the table, i wanted to bring up the wastewater issue since we keep alluding to it. the wastewater as we know, obviously...

Are small, that aside from very minor damage, these have not been the kinds of earthquake s that should be thought of as disasters or causing real harm to humans. is there any assurance that the quakes will never be larger than they have been so far now that there's a strong correlation between the quakes and the drilling process. >> we talked to the u.s. geologist survey and they said there isn't any assurance they won't become more intense. as you pointed out, the intensity -- the frequency has increased. and you are seeing quakes up to 3.5, 3.7 in areas that never had earthquakes before. so...

Of access to birth control is between the quakes and the drilling process. going to be a continuing source >> we talked to the u.s. of fake outrage for the political right. geologist survey and they said apparently right up until the there isn't any assurance they election. won't become more intense. ever since the obama administration issued the new as you pointed out, the rule as part of the health reform law that they must cover intensity -- the frequency has increased. and you are seeing quakes up to women's preventive care, they have been saying how upset this 3.5, 3.7 in areas that never...

Now even some environmental groups say it might not be the case. john roberts has more live from atlanta. john in. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're talking about the process of hydraulic fracturing. a drilling process where thousands of gallons of chemicals under high pressure to crack open the rock and allowed embedded natural gas to come out into the surface. opponents of gas exploration in places like pennsylvania, texas and ohio have used this as rallying point that all the fracturing is polluting groundwater and homeowner wells. now even environmental groups are saying there are no conf...

Blowout preventers. we put in place this past fall a set of new drilling safety rules that imposes the first -- for the first time a set of quite substantial requirements on operators who propose to drill both in the gulf of mexico and anywhere else. it requires certifications by independent engineers of the drilling process. it requires them to address issues relating to well design, well casing, well cementing, which are all in the sat gore of prevention which the president mentioned in some of the clips you played and that you mentioned. i don't think any of your reports have talked about t...