Bob England Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 It's just licences for prospecting but every fracking site will be a battlefield for protestors and the frackers. Nobody really wants it happening near them. Think of the effect on house prices. It will unite the swampy types and home owners like nothing before. And there is just one hidden cost, besides the cost of rigorous environmental regulation. There just won't be enough coppers and G4S bods to secure and police the whole thing. They should start drilling in numerous sites at the same time, split the protestors. ---------- Post added 13-01-2014 at 10:34 ---------- Where are the protesters? These dangerous practices need to be stopped immediately! Same here: Peak District sinkhole appears in Foolow, Derbyshire http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-25559718 Don't be daft, we needed mines years ago and we need natural resources now. Frack on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Aren't the sort of shallow mines that caused that sinkhole hundreds of years old?? Otherwise the national coal board and stuff would know about it. I just remember reading out document from the national coal board, saying although it didn't know of any mines under our house it cannot guarantee that there weren't any old shallow mines in the vicinity because they weren't recorded. ---------- Post added 13-01-2014 at 13:20 ---------- Looks like the government are waving cash under the noses of councils to get fracking moving. I expect several are looking again after having their budgets slashed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25705550 Edited January 13, 2014 by geared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob England Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Aren't the sort of shallow mines that caused that sinkhole hundreds of years old?? Otherwise the national coal board and stuff would know about it. I just remember reading out document from the national coal board, saying although it didn't know of any mines under our house it cannot guarantee that there weren't any old shallow mines in the vicinity because they weren't recorded. ---------- Post added 13-01-2014 at 13:20 ---------- Looks like the government are waving cash under the noses of councils to get fracking moving. I expect several are looking again after having their budgets slashed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25705550 I sincerely hope the government don't just give money to councils. Just think what Sheffield would do with a sudden inflix of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Probably cobble all the streets and ban cars completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Interesting than French firm total are doing it over here and they aren't allowed to do it in France. Not that they need to with all that nuclear power they have sloshing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I hear Nuclear power and earthquakes go together quite well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bourne Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I hear Nuclear power and earthquakes go together quite well Get your facts right I may be of limited intelligence, but I do believe it was a tsunami not an earthquake. Two entirely different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I hear Nuclear power and earthquakes go together quite well They do. They are engineered to withstand them quite well. It's the water that causes problems.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukdobby Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I sincerely hope the government don't just give money to councils. Just think what Sheffield would do with a sudden inflix of cash. They'll invest in Burngreave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Get your facts right I may be of limited intelligence, but I do believe it was a tsunami not an earthquake. Two entirely different things. Well technically it was a Tsunami triggered by Tōhoku earthquake, so I'm not entirely wrong :P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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