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Old 28-06-2013, 11:28   #6
DtheP47
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Re: Fracking - fame at last for Lancashire

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Originally Posted by GEaston View Post
As with most things, the Accyweb community will want to turn this into a negative immediately, pointing out that there was a small earthquake in Blackpool once. Marge may have fond memories of bucket and spade holidays there as a kid but if you've been there lately you'll notice it's a complete dump, on a par with Hull.

Returning to the benefits of potentially decades of Gas reserves, the positives .
Previously on this forum people have passionately advocated pulling resources out of the ground even though we were doing it at a massive financial loss (coal mining). Here we have an opportunity to obtain an energy resource and make money on it to the benefit of most of the country. Observations and views welcome.
Anything that boots up industry and the economy will do for me Mr E
Incidentallythe quakes cracking caused by fracking were measured at less than some caused by coal mining in post war years.
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