Sen. James Inhofe defends hydraulic fracturing on the Senate floor.In a lengthy speech Tuesday Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, defended the natural gas production method of hydraulic fracturing and warned that legislation reinstating the Environmental Protection Agency's authority over the process would be a "disaster."

Inhofe pointed to recent reports showing that America's reserves of natural gas are far greater than previously thought, and said that developing those reserves — which he pointed out depends on hydraulic fracturing — could help secure America's energy future.

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