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The Sea Cat Sep 29, 2011 11:30:58
Replying to moss

moss wrote:
Its the Mendips we should be worried about as well, the two companies apparently have covered a 'large area of ground' between Priddy and Bath!
I cannot believe that it would happen in all that beautiful countryside;(...

http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Truly-enormous-gas-extraction-bid/story-12741040-detail/story.html

Tim Yeo quote..
"There appears to be nothing inherently dangerous about the process of fracking itself and as long as the integrity of the well is maintained shale gas extraction should be safe."

Yes we have heard that one before, at least Tessa Munt is against it.

Thanks for the link.

This is appalling, not only for it's serious environmental and health concerns wherever it is increasingly undertaken, but also for the sheer insurmountable insanity it demonstrates.

The BBC are onto it, so let's how public awareness builds:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15099549

As for the many dangers of fracking to human and ecological health, contaminated water supplies, including radiation risks in one report, and increased earthquake risks in Arkansas in another :

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/732908/uk_urged_to_ban_controversial_fracking_gasextraction.html

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tjj Sep 29, 2011 18:33:13
Replying to The Sea Cat

The Sea Cat wrote:
moss wrote:
Its the Mendips we should be worried about as well, the two companies apparently have covered a 'large area of ground' between Priddy and Bath!
I cannot believe that it would happen in all that beautiful countryside;(...

http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Truly-enormous-gas-extraction-bid/story-12741040-detail/story.html

Tim Yeo quote..
"There appears to be nothing inherently dangerous about the process of fracking itself and as long as the integrity of the well is maintained shale gas extraction should be safe."

Yes we have heard that one before, at least Tessa Munt is against it.

Thanks for the link.

This is appalling, not only for it's serious environmental and health concerns wherever it is increasingly undertaken, but also for the sheer insurmountable insanity it demonstrates.

The BBC are onto it, so let's how public awareness builds:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15099549

As for the many dangers of fracking to human and ecological health, contaminated water supplies, including radiation risks in one report, and increased earthquake risks in Arkansas in another :

http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_round_up/732908/uk_urged_to_ban_controversial_fracking_gasextraction.html

Having read all the links carefully this made me want to weep. A lot of people today, and in the past, hold our beautiful planet sacred - yet although we number millions we have to watch rape taking place over and over again. Someone mentioned the Glastonbury springs, which have never run dry and are always pure - for how much longer.

We are all complicit though, us humans ... with our ever increasing consumption of energy.

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