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You are ignorant of the facts. Wells for water reach a depth of 300 feet or less, fracking wells reach depths of miles, the two are unrelated. Many water wells produce a water and methane mixture. It has always been this way, water and natural gas existing in the same place. Fracking has been used for over 40 years with great success. However, there is a movie with Matt Damon that says fracking is bad so that ends the debate.
1. The gas companies are intentionally and aggressively hiding information from the public. If fracking is so safe, they should stop hiding behind “trade secrets” and be honest.
2. Every time someone says something “creates jobs” it’s a bunch of BS. In the case of fracking, it’s mostly people from a handful of states moving around the country doing the work.
What, you mean you don’t want to be able to light your tap water on fire to keep warm in the winter? …what do you mean, “what am I supposed to drink”? If you can’t afford pallets of Perrier, then all your problems are your own doing!
When I was in high school we took a field trip to Surry, VA where the nuclear power plant was being built. “Electricity so cheap you won’t have to meter it,” they said. Then the anti-nuke zealots killed program after program, giving us the climate change and pollution mess we have today.
When I was in elementary school we took a field trip to Surrey, VA, as well. We were getting the “electricity so cheap…” lecture, when some of us latched onto the fact that the discharge water was 4 degrees C warmer than the incoming water. Didn’t take us little kids long to figure out that this translates to about 7 degrees F, which would change the spawning habits of fish, and would affect other wildlife. If it wasn’t so serious, it would have been funny to watch this guy squirm. His only defense was, “It’s only 4 degrees Centigrade.”
Oh, well, as long as people can make money.
And we had an earthquake last year in Mineral, VA, which caused the North Anna plant to close for more than three months, despite being about a hundred miles away. I feel so very safe.
The military base by my city uses coal and the the discharge has the Chena river, which used to be used for the winter carnival and ice skating, with open channels all year. . Steaming water in January when it used to have ice thick enough to drive on. Every year for the last twenty-five, open water. . I grew up without open water ever until the 70’s, now the river NEVER freezes. . All power plants must be cooled and nuclear plants are no exception other than being more efficient.
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Comments (33) (Please sign in to comment)
PianoGuy24
said, 3 months ago
Joel Pett…..advancing the great Fracking is dangerous lie. I dare ANY of you Libs to watch FrackNation!
Wabbit
said, 3 months ago
I wish the USA was a fracking free-zone. And that the leave mountaintops where they belong. capitolism is not all it’s cracked up to be.
cdward said, 3 months ago
@PianoGuy24
Depending on documentaries on either side is hardly a dependable way to go. Reading scientific journals might be a better route.
lisapaloma13 said, 3 months ago
@cdward
Unfortunately, many anti-intellectuals believe that scientific journals are equally as reliable as documentaries.
Kylie2112 said, 3 months ago
@PianoGuy24
I know I’d be pissed if my tap water were flammable.
narrowminded said, 3 months ago
@Kylie2112
You are ignorant of the facts. Wells for water reach a depth of 300 feet or less, fracking wells reach depths of miles, the two are unrelated. Many water wells produce a water and methane mixture. It has always been this way, water and natural gas existing in the same place. Fracking has been used for over 40 years with great success.
However, there is a movie with Matt Damon that says fracking is bad so that ends the debate.
Chillbilly
said, 3 months ago
1. The gas companies are intentionally and aggressively hiding information from the public. If fracking is so safe, they should stop hiding behind “trade secrets” and be honest.
2. Every time someone says something “creates jobs” it’s a bunch of BS. In the case of fracking, it’s mostly people from a handful of states moving around the country doing the work.
PianoGuy24
said, 3 months ago
@Mr. King
And it was that way WAY before Fracking! DECADES before! You just show your ignorance with your comments that you don’t know the facts!
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 3 months ago
What, you mean you don’t want to be able to light your tap water on fire to keep warm in the winter?
…what do you mean, “what am I supposed to drink”? If you can’t afford pallets of Perrier, then all your problems are your own doing!
ruff
said, 3 months ago
@PianoGuy24
Where are your facts ??
jack75287 said, 3 months ago
@Wabbit
Ok what is better, socialism, never worked, not in Russia or China. European Union the only ones not in debt live within their means.
jack75287 said, 3 months ago
@ruff
Fracking has been around for 1/2 a century and only now we are hearing about the trouble. That is a fact.
Rockngolfer said, 3 months ago
When I was in high school we took a field trip to Surry, VA where the nuclear power plant was being built.
“Electricity so cheap you won’t have to meter it,” they said.
Then the anti-nuke zealots killed program after program, giving us the climate change and pollution mess we have today.
I Play One On TV said, 3 months ago
@Rockngolfer
When I was in elementary school we took a field trip to Surrey, VA, as well. We were getting the “electricity so cheap…” lecture, when some of us latched onto the fact that the discharge water was 4 degrees C warmer than the incoming water. Didn’t take us little kids long to figure out that this translates to about 7 degrees F, which would change the spawning habits of fish, and would affect other wildlife. If it wasn’t so serious, it would have been funny to watch this guy squirm. His only defense was, “It’s only 4 degrees Centigrade.”
Oh, well, as long as people can make money.
And we had an earthquake last year in Mineral, VA, which caused the North Anna plant to close for more than three months, despite being about a hundred miles away. I feel so very safe.
Stipple said, 3 months ago
The military base by my city uses coal and the the discharge has the Chena river, which used to be used for the winter carnival and ice skating, with open channels all year.
.
Steaming water in January when it used to have ice thick enough to drive on. Every year for the last twenty-five, open water.
.
I grew up without open water ever until the 70’s, now the river NEVER freezes.
.
All power plants must be cooled and nuclear plants are no exception other than being more efficient.