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The info which I have been unable to post (yet) includes a mention of Pendle Hill as the easterly extent of an area where a particular type of shale extends from the coast.
Neil has PM'd me and I hope he can manage to post the info later

Edit: I have added the missing text into Margaret's post 14 - Neil

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NB “You never have control. Fractures will always go into the path of least resistance.”

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I have added the missing text into Margaret's post 14

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Lovely boy :kiss: :D (karma sent)

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ooo stop I will go red :D

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The subject is being discussed on the Jeremy Vine show BBC Radio 2 today at 12-00.Mid-Day.

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I listened. There was a spokesman from the drilling company saying that the Lancashire shale gas field appears so rich that it appears that drilling down, and not sideways, will produce a good yield for a well.(seemingly good news)

The bad news - if the shale is so very profitable they are likely to want more wells.

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Well they do say position is everything.;):D:D

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seems the project has been put on hold for a while

BBC News - Blackpool Shale Gas drilling suspended after quake

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Thanks Jack - I hadn't seen that - good news:D
Maybe the locals will campaign for the end of the whole 'shebang'.
It is a yankee company - a good slogan (that has been used before) -
"Yanks Go Home";)

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Yes when I heard the news I thought of you Margaret...and thought you might just be smiling to yourself.

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came across this article in the a British newspaper , seem even the Texans (no one loves drilling and no one has more expertise or experiance for oil production than Texas) has one or two reservations about this "fracking" process

Texas forces firms to open up on 'fracking' - Green Living, Environment - The Independent

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seems the French have so many serious concerns about the process that they have banned the process

France is Now First Nation to Ban ‘Fracking’ – Planetsave.com: climate change and environmental news

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Well everyone knows how committed to the environment the French are after all 78% of their power comes from Nuclear, the highest percentage of any country in the world. Having 59 nuclear power stations is not enough, they are building some more. Perhaps they don't need fracking gas

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Fracking causes earthquakes in unexpected places
DutchNews.nl - Earthquake hits Nijmegen
"The earthquake which shook Nijmegen and its surroundings on Thursday night was one of the strongest to hit the Netherlands over the past 100 years, the Telegraaf reports.

The quake, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, hit at around 21.00 hours. No-one was hurt and there are no reports of damage but the tremors were felt as far away as Utrecht.

The epicentre was in Germany.

The strongest quake to hit the Netherlands in the past 100 years was in 1992, when an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Roermond.

Quakes normally take place in the south of the country but also happen in Groningen province as the land settles following natural gas extraction"