As someone who enjoys dark skies and time at the eyepiece, this is bad news. However, this country desperately needs some fossil-fuel energy independence for the next generation or two, until alternative energy sources are fully developed and integrated into society and the economy. Not only does it create badly needed jobs, but it can help keep us out of wars over other people's oil fields. Personally, retirement to a dark-sky site while still healthy and independent isn't very likely. Too many obligations and not enough time left. Too, the price of gasoline has become so high that my driving has become very limited. Even if the job allowed me to drive to a site within a hundred miles of home a few times a month, I couldn't really afford the gas. Dark-site star parties are once every few years events for me, pretty much like my sports-car hobby gatherings. It must also be remembered that light pollution from fracking fields isn't permanent. It may take years to a couple of generations, but sooner or later it will go dark again. I know that the people sounding a warning on this want their dark skies now, for themselves. They have a problem. I'm not taking sides, but there are many things to consider and be weighed against each other. Both pros and cons.