I am formerly an oil industry person.

In my opinion, fracking is basically sound. There'll be f**k ups of course but it's not inherently any more dangerous than other processes and systems used in the oil industry. BTW fracking goes back to the 1800's.

Posted By: mike_the_sphinx on July 8th 2013 at 16:55:20

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Can anyone tell me about fracking? Is it as bad an idea as environmentalists say? I'd like (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 8, 15:48:29
- Environmentalists don't like anything (General Chat) - Ben, Jul 8, 16:50:05
  - and if it weren't up to them we'd all be drinking contaminated water (General Chat) - Ian In Holland, Jul 8, 18:00:10
  - I'm a mentalist and I disagree with your post (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 8, 16:57:13
  - agree (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 8, 16:54:34
  - You should get a column in the Daily Mail. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 8, 16:54:30
- their is nothing wrong or unsafe with fracking (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 8, 16:36:07
  - No, nothing wrong at all (General Chat) - Ian In Holland, Jul 8, 16:44:34
    - I am formerly an oil industry person. (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Jul 8, 16:55:20
      - Then why is it so reviled by so many? Is it a form of moral panic in your opinion? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 8, 17:01:09
      - what did you do Mike (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 8, 16:58:20
        
        Same as I do now. Contracts manager, essentially I draw up agreements and (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Jul 8, 17:05:51
        
        OK (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 8, 17:12:30
  - How do you know? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 8, 16:40:56
    - I know (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 8, 16:47:48
      - I don`t know (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jul 8, 16:53:29
        
        they get plenty of tremors in Blackpool (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 8, 16:56:25
- It's wrong to frack (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 8, 16:30:24
- makes nice investment returns (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 8, 15:59:37
- makes water flammable (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jul 8, 15:57:01
- Keeps the UK with it's own source of gas for the next 80 years... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Jul 8, 15:55:06
- good idea in the USA miles from anywhere but not good near where people live (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jul 8, 15:53:34
  - So if there going to do it up the road from me then that's a BAD THING? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 8, 16:06:21
    - Yes, you should move now before your house is worthless (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jul 8, 16:34:02
    - *they're* obviously (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 8, 16:23:30
    - depends how much of the local bribe* gets in your pocket (General Chat) - CWC, Jul 8, 16:17:55
- Fuck that clever type of debate, what did you have for lunch? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jul 8, 15:52:35
  - Snob! (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jul 8, 16:01:31
    - Thanks buddy. What did you have? (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 8, 16:07:02
  - Leftover roast chicken, a salad that included pomegranate seeds and kiwi fruit, quinoa. (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 8, 15:59:07
    - Pantwetter ! Fracking never hurt anyone - apart from the people it did ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jul 8, 16:13:54

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