That fracking movie notwithstanding, this is ONE item that we are, thankfully, way ahead of the socialists. Since the footprints of fracking is much smaller (on the surface), it can be done in far more places than conventional energy development. In particular, there are far more PRIVATE places it could be done, so no national geo-locations need be necessary such as national parks and lands. Obama had just killed coal on Monday by increasing the carbon tax above the point where it can be profitably produced, but they are way behind in producing realistic-sounding junk science meme's to kill fracking.
To that end, it will be difficult even for Obama to produce the necessary documentation to effectively stop fracking that will hold up in the courts; more pragmatically, it can't prevent a stay so that drilling can go on if a court challenge is indeed brought out by Obama/EPA. This is key, because the quantity of energy has been way beyond what was expected even among the actual producers. Obama's only real chance is to throttle the TRANSPORTATION of such fuel, pragmatically slowing the industry down.
However, if Obama gets the House and maintains the current senate makup and edge (both unlikely), he can demand legislation that will shut fracking down. I'm glad that fracking wasn't yet successful as it has been between 2009-2010, otherwise it probably would have been fasttracked to oblivion, and nobody would have noticed because everyone was watching Obamacare.
