At
a
press
event
in
Washington,
Salazar
asserted
that
fracking
“is
very
much
a
necessary
part
of
the
future
of
natural
gas”.
The
controversial
method
of
extraction
has
raised
alarm
among
environmentalists
who
claim
the
technology
threatens
public
sources
of
drinking
water.
Fracking
“can
be
done
in
a
safe
way,
in
an
environmentally
responsible
way,
and
in
a
way
that
doesn’t
create
all
of
the
concerns
that
it
is
creating
across
the
country
right
now,"
the
Christian
Science
Monitor
quoted
Salazar
as
saying.
He
said
new
rules
that
would
spell
out
requirements
for
producers…
