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Originally Posted by DtheP47
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. |
Only a handful of test wells have been drilled so far.
I do not relish the thought that those defunct coal mines will fill with toxic waste water which would eventually seep into underground aquifers and so back to the surface in unexpected places.
One saving grace for us in
east Lancs is that the coal bearing shale we have is unlikely to be worth fracking, because the 'vast methane reserves' are in Cheshire and Bowland where a different type of shale rock predominates.
Take your pics of Pendle hill and the Forest of Bowland now while is is still unspoilt by the fracking. You thought windfarms were an eyesore - wait till you see a fracking site!
Aerial views of fracking sites -
WTFrack.org: Aerial Images of Fracking Pads - Fracking Site Images
Britain's shale gas deposits 'could supply country for 25 years' | Environment | guardian.co.uk
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