Government trying to fast-track fracking without public consent

[Mustafa]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10314634.html

Of course there are short-term economic benefits to fracking - particularly for energy companies and investors - but pumping the ground with hundreds of carcinogenic chemicals is not a good idea, especially in a country where as much as 75% of our drinking water comes from groundwater sources.

[spring hall convert]

Murdoch will be pleased.

[Blue Valkyrie]

Putin funds the anti-fracking lobby as he wants to protect his energy revenues.

[1234andcounting]

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Putin funds the anti-fracking lobby as he wants to protect his energy revenues.

Proof?

And your point being.......

[Blue Valkyrie]

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Proof?

And your point being.......

The point is as stated, no more no less.

Can't really be bothered to trawl for the proof, you can believe it or not, of course.

http://www.theguardian.com/environme...ppose-fracking

There are many more articles out there.

[1234andcounting]

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The point is as stated, no more no less.

Can't be bothered to trawl for the proof, you can believe it or not, of course.

Ho hum.

David Bellotti (as an example) could have funded the anti-smoking lobby. It wouldn't have undermined the science underlying the connection between smoking and cancer and other serious medical conditions.

I have a date with Taylor Swift tonight (I don't have to prove it).

[Blue Valkyrie]

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Ho hum.

David Bellotti (as an example) could have funded the anti-smoking lobby. It wouldn't have undermined the science underlying the connection between smoking and cancer and other serious medical conditions.

I have a date with Taylor Swift tonight (I don't have to prove it).

As I said, believe it or not. I don't want to trawl the internet for hours, but a 1 minute search threw up the article ( amongst many ) I added into the post above.

[glasfryn]

Problem is, who is out there to stop them?

[beorhthelm]

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10314634.html

Of course there are short-term economic benefits to fracking - particularly for energy companies and investors - but pumping the ground with hundreds of carcinogenic chemicals is not a good idea, especially in a country where as much as 75% of our drinking water comes from groundwater sources.

your biased, ill-informed objection is why we need to fast track such development. if there was sensible debate, an acceptance that it a safe process in principle, put some safeguards around it and then we could talk rationally about locations. but the nimby and green lobby want to stop all fracking full stop, no debate, so consultation is bypassed. its a shame how counter productive automatic objection can be.

[wellquickwoody]

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10314634.html

Of course there are short-term economic benefits to fracking - particularly for energy companies and investors - but pumping the ground with hundreds of carcinogenic chemicals is not a good idea, especially in a country where as much as 75% of our drinking water comes from groundwater sources.

Good.

When the green lobby learns to accept they we actually do need energy, and stops opposing everything out of hand including nuclear, solar and fossil options then perhaps the rest of us will take their arguments seriously.