Tess User ID: 4609117 Ireland 11/04/2011 06:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop Fifty separate earth tremors have been caused in the Blackpool area by "fracking", the drilling method used to extract shale gas, The Independent has learnt. The huge number of seismic movements was admitted yesterday by one of the authors of a report into two very noticeable earth tremors likely to have been caused by the fracking operations of Cuadrilla Resources, which says it has discovered enormous supplies of shale gas in the Blackpool area. The company sought to play down the impact of its activities, saying that it had probably triggered "a number of minor seismic events". But when The Independent interviewed Stefan Baisch, one of the report's authors, he admitted that the actual number was 50. Mr Miller said the report's findings were not sufficient to stop the company from using the controversial method. "Cuadrilla is working with the local and national authorities to implement the report's recommendations so we may resume our operations," he said. [ link to www.independent.co.uk] |
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User ID: 4606054 South Africa 11/04/2011 06:12 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop Frucking frackers! Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery - Bob Marley |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1091302 United States 11/04/2011 06:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop It sounds like fracking is a very good way to prevent big earthquakes. It releases the pressure by causing small ones. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1546490 Hungary 11/04/2011 06:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop Don't make me get all Starbuck up in this fraking bitch. |
Earthman User ID: 4610661 Australia 11/04/2011 06:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop these fuckers have got in australia too:anger: our politions are stupid greedy cunts for letting these companies in:money: on the other hand if we don't sell it all to china they will come and take it |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4415063 United Kingdom 11/04/2011 06:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop Down the road from the drilling area - felt several quakes myself from the fracking - can not believe the company are going to be allowed to carry on ! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4610661 Australia 11/04/2011 06:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop
It sounds like fracking is a very good way to prevent big earthquakes. It releases the pressure by causing small ones.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1091302 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4608555 United Kingdom 11/04/2011 06:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop Down the road from the drilling area - felt several quakes myself from the fracking - can not believe the company are going to be allowed to carry on !
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4415063 me too! Saw the Gazette say something similar - just proves what money can buy |
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User ID: 1430651 United Kingdom 11/04/2011 06:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Fracking company - we caused 50 tremors in Blackpool – but we're not going to stop Just have to watch out for being able to set alight to water coming out of the tap, it happened in the US and Canada linky [ link to thetyee.ca] |