midnight_rendezvous
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Loads of places in Dudley sank due to the coal mines beneath the town. This was a long time ago mind you.
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[Misc] Earthquakes a week after fracking commences...
- Thread starter The Clamp
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Loads of places in Dudley sank due to the coal mines beneath the town. This was a long time ago mind you.
This. And Mrs T agrees.
banjo
GOSBTS
RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
We had to extract and burn that gas. Sure, we're cooking the planet.
But what was the alternative? Admitting Al Gore and the Greens and hippies were right?
We had no choice.
But what was the alternative? Admitting Al Gore and the Greens and hippies were right?
We had no choice.
And a third - but don't worry, it's no cause for alarm 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-46017252
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-46017252
Coal burning was making great efforts to clean its act up up until the mid 1990's . . . despite the 'emissions' I still think its a better idea than nuclear.
Fracking may well be 'cheap' now, but too many unknowns . . . the fact the Americans are the only ones keen on it says everything you need to know.
Fracking may well be 'cheap' now, but too many unknowns . . . the fact the Americans are the only ones keen on it says everything you need to know.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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the Americans are keen because it removes the reliance on overseas oil and gas, which is a really good idea. if you have a choice to import fuel from Saudi Arabia, or Texas, which makes more sense? should we prefer we ship oil from Nigeria or get it from Lancashire?
question about tremors is not so much if they occur but if they matter. or perhaps the test show they are too frequent and do have effect so the site is not suitable? we will realistically always need a source of oil and gas, getting it locally seems better over all than shipping in if possible.
CP 0 3 BHA
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I'm no great fan of Fracking - we need to stop burning carbon - but can we stop calling minor tremors, that pretty much no-one could possibly feel, earthquakes please?
Wasn't it Thatcher who brought loads of cheap coal in from South America . . . .to offset the shortfall due to closing our own mines. . . .if things go really tits up in the next few years people will start mining here again!
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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Whoops
clapham_gull
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- Aug 20, 2003
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whoops
GT49er
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No idea. I remember that back in the fifties we always seemed to have a bu88er of a thunderstorm after every big nuclear test. Cause and effect or coincidence? F*** knows - I certainly don't!