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Don't mention the water... err, Corrib.... the banking crisis.... WTF...
As long as people like you are not worried that karaoke will go on and on...
You aren't?
Don't mention the water... err, Corrib.... the banking crisis.... WTF...
As long as people like you are not worried that karaoke will go on and on...
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money."
I was being sarcastic!
Well. Sorry then. I'm taking that issue very seriously as you can see.
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money."
Gas Rush Stories is a series of short documentaries about natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania.
An amateur pilot Steve White from Beaver County has been witnessing how the Pennsylvania landscape has been changing during the last three years due to shale gas drilling. He takes Gas Rush Stories for a ride in the skies.
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money."
One should consider that the whole Shannon River could be endangered by fracking. So, it's time to raise awareness in the other counties.
BTW, here "The Leitrim Lament"
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money."
Sorry wrong author. What I was thinking of is below.
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First his links from what I read state that it is the disposal of fracking fluids that is causing the issue. Thus my point still stands, it is the disposal technique that is poor and I have offered alternatives. Further, if earthquakes were an issue with fracking, they would also be an issue with fracking in vertical wells which has been around since the 50's. They would also be an issue with the use of mud in advanced oil extraction.Quote from another link of ger12's post: "Fracking involves cracking or fracturing rock, containing trapped shale gas, by using pressurized liquid. Shale gas is an increasingly important energy resource though there have been claims that it is worse for the environment than coal, largely due to the fracking process."
BTW, it's not the disposal of "produced" fluid, it's part of the fracking procedure: "Injection wells, which take away waste fluids from fracking operations, act as jacks which can split faults." These injection wells, also called 'brine-injection', are necessary part of the procedure.
Both of these act in a similar way to the current fracking technique. The difference is that the former (conventional) uses horizontal wells and the latter (frack) uses verticle wells (for gas operations) and denser fluid (for mud). There is a possibility for increased seismic activity but in the links yet presented, no direct evidence has been linked to the fracking operation. It has been linked to the disposal for which there are alternatives.
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That's a forum web page with a ridiculous title and many posters.
Hydraulic shale gas fracturing has started some 10 years ago. Inbetween there has been done some research. Your claim that "no direct evidence has been linked to the fracking operation" is your sole opinion and has nothing to do with reality.
=> Eartquakes and contamination of groundwaters
Many little explosions are causing earthquakes as high as magnitude 4 at the Richter scale * * * *, not the only reason for groundwater contaminations by methane and chemicals * * . Discharge of radioactive material is a further problem * *. as the gas comes up wet in produced water and has to be separated from the wastewater and other components on the surface. Only 30-50% of the water is typically recovered from a well. This huge amount of produced water is highly toxic and must be treated as hazardous waste.
Cuadrilla Resources, the British company exploring for natural shale gas in the Bowland Basin in Lancashire, admits in a press release from November 2nd, 2011, "It is highly probable that the hydraulic fracturing of Cuadrilla’s Preese Hall-1 well did trigger a number of minor seismic events."
More on release of toxic chemicals and methane:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology addresses groundwater contamination, noting that "There has been concern that these fractures can also penetrate shallow freshwater zones and contaminate them with fracturing fluid". They found "evidence of natural gas migration into freshwater zones in some areas" [*].
In Germany, high levels of benzene have been found that have simply seeped out of their underground piping system. Despite a closed pipe system to deal with the fluids, volatile chemicals are diffusing out of the plastic pipes. Benzene is part of the raw gas. It's not even a chemical used by the industry.
Scientists from NOAA and the University of Colorado have found out that, compare to other claims of the industry, the Denver-Julesburg Basin is losing about 4% of their gas to the atmosphere — not including additional losses in the pipeline and distribution system.=> Air sampling reveals high emissions from gas field (Nature News).
The The Cornell Team Redux has found out that shale gas has a carbon footprint worse than coal => Shale Gas a Disaster for Climate
Fracking releases large amounts of raw gas into our environment. That includes compounds as benzene which are highly toxic and carcinogenic.
Last edited by SirCharles; 9th February 2012 at 11:05 PM.
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money."
There is no gas in Clare?
But the Shannon River.
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money."
"Only when the last tree has died, the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money."
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