[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I've always said this is a really stupid idea, now an American company wants to dig the beautiful fields of Surrey more appear to be taking notice, when it was only Blackpool and surrounding town experiencing issues nobody wanted to know.
I still say the recent problems with smog are a direct result of fracking and nothing to do with car emissions or weather conditions in Europe.

I accept that you DID oppose this abominable practice Kizzy, and you are right to, but my opposition to it transcends counties or even borders - I am for getting involved in trying to stop them Fracking anywhere in the world, as in the decimation of the rainforests, because I don't believe that ultimately, if left unchecked, the ecological consequences will be merely localised to the site of the fracking.

I sincerely believe that the entire planet could be at risk. They are like blindfolded baboons poking at a wasps nest with sticks.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I accept that you DID oppose this abominable practice Kizzy, and you are right to, but my opposition to it transcends counties or even borders - I am for getting involved in trying to stop them Fracking anywhere in the world, as in the decimation of the rainforests, because I don't believe that ultimately, if left unchecked, the ecological consequences will be merely localised to the site of the fracking.

I sincerely believe that the entire planet could be at risk. They are like blindfolded baboons poking at a wasps nest with sticks.

'Q. what other possibly lethal gas could be released by fracking?'

Here's a question I posed on the forum in October 2013, I got bored of waiting for a reply so this year I answered it myself in the smog thread.


'The death toll from air pollution, usually put at around 29,000 a year in the UK, could be substantially higher because the lethal effect of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), emitted during fossil fuel burning, has not been taken into account, experts believe.'

http://www.theguardian.com/environme...say-scientists

Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) is an effective alternative to carbon dioxide in many situations, especially in fracturing shallower wells. Linde supplies nitrogen to many areas of North America, through its network of air separation units. '

http://www.lindeus.com/en/industries...ing/index.html

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) consist of nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) and are formed when nitrogen (N2) combines with oxygen (O2).

http://dwb.unl.edu/teacher/nsf/c09/c...g/nitrogen.htm


My view on a thread in 2014...
'You don't have to buy renewables though... once the initial outlay it's just maintenance.
There are green deals set up for those communities who wish to invest. I can't help but think for the future I would feel more comfortable going down this road than the fracking/ nuclear route, which is also grossly expensive and if any problems occur the results would be catastrophic.'

Americas oil production has risen 4000% due to fracking I can't see them giving that up easily, the oligarchs rule.