Survey on fracking

[Richy teh space man]

I'm doing a survey on fracking for shale gas for an end of year project, and I'm looking to get some input on what people think about it. If you have a minute or two to complete this quick survey your input would be appreciated!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HSHQP5D

Also, general fracking discussion thread

[7499275]

I am all for it IF it is done correctly, AKA the right and safe way...

[Richy teh space man]

I'm kind of in the same boat really, I see the potential benefits of it but I think more should be done to research the potential dangers of it, but then again that only really comes from doing it, so it's a catch 22 situation.

[Sirrobert]

I don't know enough about it to give a good opinion. But since that is also a valid target group of surveys, I entered that in my entry.

Hope it helps

[Richy teh space man]

Any and all input is appreciated, thanks!

[WhiteWeasel]

Found this neat vid:

[Galacticruler]

I'm all OUT.

the consequences out-wiegh the beinfits on something of the order of an elephant to an ant.

[nhnifong]

I think fracking probably has a chance of contaminating aquifers. Contaminating aquifers is a terrible thing, and fracking should not have been deployed so quickly before sufficient tests could have been done in a controlled remote location.

In general, the continued use of fossil fuels has an excessive enviromental cost. It could be avoided with a switch to renewable energy but corruption and greed have left us stuck in our ways.

[fatfluffycat]

What is Fracking?

[PakledHostage]

What is Fracking?

Try:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fracking

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing

[nhnifong]

What is Fracking?

Short for fracturing, it is a process of injecting soapy water (with other unknown chemicals) at high pressure into a gas well in order to break the rock into lots of little peices, which lets the natural gas escape more easily.

[PakledHostage]

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@fatfluffycat: nhnifong's answer is less tongue in cheek than mine... I wasn't meaning to be impolite, but Google really is your friend

[nhnifong]

@fatfluffycat: nhnifong's answer is less tongue in cheek than mine... I wasn't meaning to be impolite, but Google really is your friend

I just can't resist an opportunity to sound smart (>.<)

[Jordanpumah]

I wonder whose bright idea it was...

"hey, you know how we can get some gas REAL easy? let's blast water into a hole to crack the ground, what could possibly go wrong?"

it was probably the americans, whose answer to everything is "blow it up", which I don't mind, unless it's against the earth, if it's people, whole other story entirely, seeing as they're "usually" bad guys,

you know, according to the government

[7499275]

I saw a comment earlier about fossil fuel use. I must say I am fully against fossil fuel use, but I see it as being necessary until cleaner alternatives become available at a reasonable price.

[Flymetothemun]

Short for fracturing, it is a process of injecting soapy water (with other unknown chemicals) at high pressure into a gas well in order to break the rock into lots of little peices, which lets the natural gas escape more easily.

Thanks for explaining fracking like that. I looked it up because Chevron set up a fracking well 10-15 mins away from my house and completely destroyed the natural terrain (Put in a few hills, grass isn't growing there), but I never fully understood it.

[TelluriumCrystal]

At this point, it is quite likely that fracking will have a reasonable impact on our energy economy in the near future. While I am hesitantly optimistic about this new technology, there is, of course, always an opportunity for a company to make a mistake or for unforeseen consequences to appear. Ultimately, not much can be said about just how safe it is until it has been done for a decent amount of time and all the benefits and downfalls have been determined.

However, nuclear power is far safer and environmentally friendly, thus making it superior to any fossil fuels in the long run. So thus I'd consider fracking to be a temporary source of power to help us become more energy-independant until other, cleaner sources such as nuclear and hydroelectric (and potentially even wind and solar on a smaller scale) take over.

[ZedNova]

I don't know enough about it to give you a good opinion. I know the pros and cons of it, but it's much deeper than that. ( Pun not intended )

Edited December 15, 2013 by ZedNova

[astropapi1]

That looks dangerous and harming. Is it dangerous? I think it's dangerous.

[bsalis]

I filled in the survey.

Like others, I see the benefit and dangers. Main problem is that it seems to be a free-for-all where money talks, and things like community and environment concerns are out the window. In the USA they managed to get exempt from the Clean Water Act!

[Sirrobert]

However, nuclear power is far safer and environmentally friendly, thus making it superior to any fossil fuels in the long run. So thus I'd consider fracking to be a temporary source of power to help us become more energy-independant until other, cleaner sources such as nuclear and hydroelectric (and potentially even wind and solar on a smaller scale) take over.

Yea, but the world throws a phobic fit if you mention nuclear power. We'd have fixed our dependence on fosil fuels already if the world wasn't just so afraid of the world nuclear

[TelluriumCrystal]

Yea, but the world throws a phobic fit if you mention nuclear power. We'd have fixed our dependence on fosil fuels already if the world wasn't just so afraid of the world nuclear

This is, unfortunately, very true. It's absurd just how many misconceptions about nuclear power there are out there.