********** Hell!!

frank_grimes · 13 Dec 2012 at 11:59

This looks horrifically bad for the olde envrioment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14432401

There must be more eco-friendly methods nowa days?? Even Nuclear?

randal · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:01

50/50 gas collection or Battlestar Galactica related thread.

Wasn't the latter.

cymatty · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:01

Some American householders also claim that shale gas leaking into their drinking supply causes tap water to ignite.

Sounds like a neat party trick.

tom_e · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:04

cymatty said:
Sounds like a neat party trick.

It's quite obviously the end of the world slowly creeping up on us and nothing to do with shale gas

HecFam · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:04

cymatty said:
Sounds like a neat party trick.

I was on a river in France once, where there was some sort of gas built up in the dirt bed of the river, the fella taking us around smacked it a bit and lit the water. It was pretty impressive and it helped us to take our minds off the fact that he stank of BO.

doofer · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:05

cymatty said:
Sounds like a neat party trick.

Wonder if you could run your car on the water from your tap...

scorza · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:05

Did they fix the "causes earthquakes" issue or have they just decided it's probably OK?

shine · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:14

scorza said:
Did they fix the "causes earthquakes" issue or have they just decided it's probably OK?

I think they've decided the risks of future seismic events can be lowered by following strict procedures.

trojan698 · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:17

Yeah it's bloody awful but the politicians want the numbers to look good for their term so they're taking the short term bad option and destroying our country/side. Next thing you know there will be a group of 10 teenagers with tourettes cropping up in wales somewhere.

Oh, but we're in a recession and need growth!! Shove this growth right up your **** Davy C.

estebanrey · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:17

Seems like using a sledgehammer to 'frack' a nut to me.

trojan698 · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:19

shine said:
I think they've decided the risks of future seismic events can be lowered by following strict procedures.

decided what the man with the money told them more like. Putting explosives in the ground and hoping the gas goes up the tube is bad practice. Even Mr BP can't tell me otherwise. Hell you'd think these oil sharks and politicians were all in line with the devil or something. Self interested pr***s.

ChocolateStarfishRammer · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:23

randal24 said:
50/50 gas collection or Battlestar Galactica related thread.

Wasn't the latter.

McGray · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:23

What, no Lobo....?

AndyT · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:25

There's absolutley nothing unsafe or damaging about fracking, provided it is done in line with the relevant guidlines. Pretty much like every other industry in the world that has ever existed.

I would welcome the occasional 2-richter "earthquake" (negligible minor tremor, of which there around 1million globally per year) as a quite exciting addition to our fairly mundane environment.

Less carbon output than oil and coal. Probably less carbon output than the manufacture, transport, installation and maintenance of pointless wind turbines. Relatively speaking not that bad for the environment. Cheaper, cleaner automotive LNG may be well placed to replace petroleum-based fuels in the future.

Bring it on I say, if it's economically viable of course.

Azza · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:28

That is all.

trojan698 · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:32

AndyT said:
There's absolutley nothing unsafe or damaging about fracking, provided it is done in line with the relevant guidlines. Pretty much like every other industry in the world that has ever existed.

I would welcome the occasional 2-richter "earthquake" (negligible minor tremor, of which there around 1million globally per year) as a quite exciting addition to our fairly mundane environment.

Less carbon output than oil and coal. Probably less carbon output than the manufacture, transport, installation and maintenance of pointless wind turbines. Relatively speaking not that bad for the environment. Cheaper, cleaner automotive LNG may be well placed to replace petroleum-based fuels in the future.

Bring it on I say, if it's economically viable of course.

Do you work for an oil company?

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9255520.stm

"Energy revolution" good choice of words Mr Politician, nearly had me there:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...traction-process-to-resume-in-uk-8412382.html

vargojones · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:35

MeatSack said:
Do you work for an oil company?

Do you work for Greenpeace?

And the BBC isn't exactly the poster boy of representative and fair reporting when it comes to these kinds of subjects.

AndyT · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:36

MeatSack said:
Do you work for an oil company?

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9255520.stm

* Mis-informed Daily Fail reader alert *

Also:

"Even Mr XXXXX can't tell me otherwise"

Clearly unwilling to listen to alternative opinion (especially from those who know better) and enter into sensible debate. Will not change opinions regardless of merit. Probably votes labour.

BBC link shows isolated cases local to a badly managed fracking site. Not representative of the whole industry.

R@tman · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:37

watch a program called Gasland its on Netflix .

Its an eye opener !!!

FutileBreadMachine · 13 Dec 2012 at 12:37

I predict something will go horribly wrong causing a massive environmental disaster, then the government will conduct an official inquiry costing £1 billion and produce a list of "lessons learned" while no-one in government is punished for green-lighting this.