But you asserted (so eloquently) that there were no risks
Which is clearly wrong.
There are risks, as illustrated by the US examples. This risks can be managed and regulated but the risks exist.
One of the particular risks is what to do with 'flowback water' which can exceed 100 kL a day and which is much easier to deal with in the desert in Australia than it would be in the UK. This risk is increased by the lack of good ecotoxicological data on the numerous fracking chemicals.
I don't actually have a firm opinion in fracking but to assert there are no risks is quite simply wrong. It would be like saying that planes never crash, oil rigs never spill, or reactors never meltdown.
Posted By: Knitted Jesus on July 11th 2013 at 14:48:10
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- The fracking "debate" down there... (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 13:45:27
- I need to see how many followers you have before I can give this any credence. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 11, 15:18:16
- Exactly (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 11, 14:32:11
- But you asserted (so eloquently) that there were no risks (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 11, 14:48:10
- "Flow back water" is very easy to deal with, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 15:22:57
- A c (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 11, 15:33:25
- A recent academic journal article on fracking (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 11, 15:38:11
- A c (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 11, 15:33:25
- "Flow back water" is very easy to deal with, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 15:22:57
- Nah it's pretty grim at the moment. The mining tax is killing the industry, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 14:37:27
- I,m busy as hell in the UK (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 11, 14:41:42
- But you asserted (so eloquently) that there were no risks (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 11, 14:48:10
- Damn you and your actual knowledge and experience. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 11, 13:58:36
- We've spent 80 million so far, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 14:11:06
- Eggszakerlee (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 11, 14:03:50
- Too many words (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 11, 13:55:49
- Exactly, if shit hits the fan here, we have to react and sort it on our own. (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 14:07:22
- lots of Scotland is the middle of nowhere (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 11, 13:57:57
- I was on the edge of the Simpson Desert the other week, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 14:09:57
- that's nothing, Blackpool is decades away from proper civilization... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 11, 14:17:50
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 11, 14:23:07
- centuries then! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 11, 14:36:22
- No (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jul 11, 14:23:07
- Sounds like Fakenham (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 11, 14:14:49
- How is homer? (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 11, 14:11:16
- that's nothing, Blackpool is decades away from proper civilization... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 11, 14:17:50
- Good point (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 11, 14:03:04
- And the rest should be (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jul 11, 14:03:18
- I was on the edge of the Simpson Desert the other week, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jul 11, 14:09:57
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