Fracking

[Jgrainger]

What are the actual dangers that make people oppose it?
We need to find alternative methods of gas etc and I can't really see the problem?

 

[Shandy drinker]

Language Timothy

 

[Hair Flick]

polluting the water table

 

[ravydavygravy]

Lowers the price of oil. Booooo

 

[barbieshellsaysFTM]

I say go for it, why not ?

 

[Al]

polluting the water table

this

 

[becs]

I thought this was going to be a thread about:

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[pillars of hercules]

It's like most types of energy generation. People want the leccy on but don't want it generated around where they live. Until people stop using so much gas and electric we have to find some way of getting it that's not ridiculously expensive. As long as it is regulated strictly I'm ok with it.
I dont think there are any plans to frack in the northeast, but there are licences for underground coal gasification.

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

What are the actual dangers that make people oppose it?
We need to find alternative methods of gas etc and I can't really see the problem?

The main thing people worry about is drilling under their homes and causing subsidence . It's not allowed of course

 

[yorkyexile]

What are the actual dangers that make people oppose it?
We need to find alternative methods of gas etc and I can't really see the problem?

its possibly come at the wrong time?we`re seeing more and more sinkholes, people thinking that any fracturing of the bedrock(all fracking is from what i understand)could lead to even more

 

[sidneyeric]

http://www.cleanwateraction.org/page/fracking-dangers

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

its possibly come at the wrong time?we`re seeing more and more sinkholes, people thinking that any fracturing of the bedrock(all fracking is from what i understand)could lead to even more

We're seeing the same amount of sinkholes as ever, not many

 

[RichD]

I thought it was a father Ted thred

 

[yorkyexile]

We're seeing the same amount of sinkholes as ever, not many

Are we? mebbes im just noticing the articles on them more.Got to admit im neither on way or another on fracking

 

[Durham FC]

polluting the water table

And the odd earthquake or 10.

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Are we? mebbes im just noticing the articles on them more.Got to admit im neither on way or another on fracking

Sinkholes couldn't be created be fracking anyway, but they are perhaps good as a scare story

Possibly minor subsidence and tiny earthquakes could be

 

[yorkyexile]

Sinkholes couldn't be created be fracking anyway, but they are perhaps good as a scare story

Possibly minor subsidence and tiny earthquakes could be

Shows my ignorance then i always thought they were caused by mining

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

Shows my ignorance then i always thought they were caused by mining

Nah, it's chalk or limestone (soft porous rock anyway) dissolving in water leaving a crust of earth on top, which suddenly breaks. Ripon is where it's at

 

[becs]

Nah, it's chalk or limestone (soft porous rock anyway) dissolving in water leaving a crust of earth on top, which suddenly breaks. Ripon is where it's at

It's gypsum that's dissolving under Ripon.

 

[Icarebecauseyoudo]

It's gypsum that's dissolving under Ripon.

yep