Fracking hell!

[TopGun]

Well, you decide...

 

Fracking offers the possibility of cheap gas in the future. Although it may cause earthquakes, increased greenhouse gas emissions and possibly mining in the south not too many miles away from Southampton... No guarantee that the gas is there to get yet either.

 

Alternatively, push on with new nukes, energy from waste, biomass, carbon capture and more wind power...

 

You all want cheap and/or green electricity on demand into the future, don't you?

 

Make your minds up and state it here.

[Mattio]

Whatever happened to this? Seemed like a good idea for me, no matter what you go for there'll be an arguement against it.

 

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/district/southampton/8841531.Power_plant_plans_on_public_show/

 

Edit - Googled it - http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/district/southampton/9571970.New_biomass_plans_revealed/

Edited 18 April, 2012 by Mattio

[doublesaint]

A fracking great idea, bring it on

[SuperMikey]

It offers a viable short-term solution to a problem which can probably be better tackled 50-60 years down the line when these reserves run out. Gives us time to develop new green technologies or improve existing ones (nuclear?).

 

I say go for it tbh.

[Suomi Saint]

Go and watch the film "Gaslands." After you've seen that you will not think it's such a good idea. Basically, "fracking" is a patented method which was developed by Halliburton - you've guessed it...when **** Cheney was in charge. This method contains up to 700 TOXIC chemicals which can pollute the ground water. I saw the movie only a few weeks ago and people can literally light the water as it is coming out of their taps. 60,000 wells were drilled in the US using this method during the Bush - Cheney era. It is a major scandal in the US.

[dune]

Already been discussed.

 

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?36742-Gas-discovered-in-the-East-Midlands&highlight=midlands

[hutch]

Did I hear right on Sky News that IF they succeed in extracting ALL the trapped gas under the UK, it will meet total demand for two whole years?

 

There you go, problem solved.

[Gemmel]

Up to 20 times more than they originally thought

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22748915

[badgerx16]

It sounds a wonderful idea when the rigs are hundreds of miles away, but when they're on your doorstep it's a different matter. :(

[Colinjb]

Did I hear right on Sky News that IF they succeed in extracting ALL the trapped gas under the UK, it will meet total demand for two whole years?

 

There you go, problem solved.

 

Looks as though there is 40 years worth in the UK....

[Horley CTFC Saint]

Well, you decide...

 

Fracking offers the possibility of cheap gas in the future. Although it may cause earthquakes, increased greenhouse gas emissions and possibly mining in the south not too many miles away from Southampton... No guarantee that the gas is there to get yet either.

 

Alternatively, push on with new nukes, energy from waste, biomass, carbon capture and more wind power...

 

You all want cheap and/or green electricity on demand into the future, don't you?

 

Make your minds up and state it here.

 

Fusion is the future and I'm not fission

[StDunko]

Go and watch the film "Gaslands." After you've seen that you will not think it's such a good idea. Basically, "fracking" is a patented method which was developed by Halliburton - you've guessed it...when **** Cheney was in charge. This method contains up to 700 TOXIC chemicals which can pollute the ground water. I saw the movie only a few weeks ago and people can literally light the water as it is coming out of their taps. 60,000 wells were drilled in the US using this method during the Bush - Cheney era. It is a major scandal in the US.

 

Groundwater quality and subsequent potable water quality is the main part of my job. I would be very concerned indeed if any fracking processes were allowed to be undertaken any where near any aquifer used for potable water supply (because of the danger of irreversable aquifer contamination). That is what happened in America, there was not enough government regulation of the sector. Hopefully here in the UK the Environment Agency will have learned from the mistakes made in America and the process will only be allowed to go ahead in areas where there are no significant aquifers.

[Big Bad Bob]

Say no to Fracking, have none of you watched the new Dallas reboot??

[badgerx16]

Hopefully here in the UK the Environment Agency will have learned from the mistakes made in America and the process will only be allowed to go ahead in areas where there are no significant aquifers.

 

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