Fracking "highly likely" to be cause of Blackpool earthquakes

I live in Blackpool, and I'm all for it. The Earthquake was nothing and our future energy supply is far more important, and as the report states the earthquake (which hasn't actually been proved was caused by fracking, just likely) was due to an unusual combination of geology, the conditions of which are unlikely to happen again.

Global Energy demand is on track to double in the next 20 years, so we'd best be doing what we can to generate new energy streams.
 
Yay for fracking! :)


Was going to resurrect the other thread earlier on, but couldn't be doing with those people who are worried about polluted water supplies and then becoming poisoned and dead!
 
Would you even be able to feel a 2.3?

I remember when we had that 5.2 quake in 2008, and I was only around 20 miles from the epicentre, and it wasn't a problem. There was almost 0 damage from it.

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Pixel said:
Would you even be able to feel a 2.3?

I remember when we had that 5.2 quake in 2008, and I was only around 20 miles from the epicentre, and it wasn't a problem. There was almost 0 damage from it.

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you can't feel a 2.3 really. quarry blasting can easily produce that.
 
I think most of us would just settle for the levelling of Blackpool via an earthquake. Yet, if we can get some gas in exchange for the destruction, then everyone's a winner.
 
VaderDSL said:
In my uneducated, internet, armchair expert opinion, we should just do it. Or at the very least investigate the strength of these tremors. I mean a 2.3 is nothing in terms of earthquakes.

I'd rather a few windows/tiles get broken and paid for by the company if it provides the U.K as a whole with secure energy production capabilities for the future.
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lol

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\ close thread.
 
My view is closely monitor and allow, but also need to approve the chemicals being pumped underground and publish them.
There is some risk of contamination so why needlessly pump dangerous chemicals underground?
If they can't do it with safe chemicals then GTFO and research until they can.
Some tiny earthquakes are fine although there should be some close monitoring and some acceptable and unacceptable limits set.
 
I can see the site in Hesketh Bank from my house, and I've not felt / heard / seen any bad happenings as a result.

It's also brought a lot of money into the local economy.
 
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