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, Jul 11, 14:48:10