NRDC experts have blogged about the very harmful climate impacts of flaring. it is also an enormous waste of energy--when instead our country should be saving energy--and a financial loss to mineral owners and taxpayers.
But flaring is also turning communities into hell with painful noise, black smoke, breathing complaints, and flares that light up the night sky. Here is a dramatic video from Ohio where you can see what families must live with in their backyards: