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You mean, evidence you accept. The current results are mixed; some areas seem to be OK, others have polluted wells and now, high amounts of radium. (Fracking linked to radioactive river water in Pa.)There is zero evidence of water supplies being polluted by fracking.
There's also more to "pollution" than groundwater. Again, we don't know what these companies are putting into the ground, where it will travel, or what other effects it might have on the environment. That's requires residents to put an awful lot of trust in companies that have yet to earn it.
The author of the article was much more specific; she's claiming that counties which allow drilling show more growth than those which do not.In addition, the point of the OP was not that NG recovery by itself would lead the economy, but rather that falling energy prices (which you acknowledge) will spur the growth of other industries.
And which other industries will grow, as a result of energy prices dropping by a few percent?