>if I had to guess I would say it was a 'feel good' piece about Fracking to try to offset the ever growing evidence that the dangers of hydraulic fracturing require much more oversight and regulation if we want to do it safely

Fracking is indeed extremely dangerous:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/09... and many hard to believe promises of jobs and cost reductions in energy have come from the companies and even government. Check out the gasland documentary.