I1L2T3 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Cool. There is no need for a fracking site to be any noisier, more dangerous or intrusive than any other method of energy generation. Absolute total complete utter crap. Fracking doesn't generate energy. It extracts fossil fuels that are then transported off site to generate energy. Do you think that fracking sites contain mini power plants or something? Balcombe noise: http://climate-connections.org/2013/09/09/amidst-balcombe-protests-fracking-firm-stops-drilling-after-rattling-noise-complaints/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeMac Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 It is true that water can burn, . No it isn't. Water is already fully oxidised. Therefore it cannot burn. ---------- Post added 21-01-2014 at 00:06 ---------- Absolute total complete utter crap. Fracking doesn't generate energy. It extracts fossil fuels that are then transported off site to generate energy. Do you think that fracking sites contain mini power plants or something? Balcombe noise: http://climate-connections.org/2013/09/09/amidst-balcombe-protests-fracking-firm-stops-drilling-after-rattling-noise-complaints/ There is no need for such sites to be any more intrusive than any other method of energy generation. Have you seen how rare earths are extracted to feed our obsession with windmills and pv cells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 No it isn't. Water is already fully oxidised. Therefore it cannot burn. Sometimes you get some little bits of stray oxygen clinging on for dear life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 There wont be any smell from the gas, unless the aroma is added onsite, as natural gas has no smell. the aroma is added afterwards to warn of leaks. It is true that water can burn, as flammable gasses are heavier than air, so they force down on the water surface, and the fumes can burn away happily. The extracted gas doesn't smell. The fracking plant (drills, pumps, compressors etc...) run on diesel. All day and all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeMac Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 The extracted gas doesn't smell. The fracking plant (drills, pumps, compressors etc...) run on diesel. All day and all night. You mean like cars, and lorries? Or vehicles in quarries? Or trains? Or do they smell like oil refineries? Or coking plants? Or desulphurisation plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 No it isn't. Water is already fully oxidised. Therefore it cannot burn. ---------- Post added 21-01-2014 at 00:06 ---------- There is no need for such sites to be any more intrusive than any other method of energy generation. Have you seen how rare earths are extracted to feed our obsession with windmills and pv cells? Fracking sites do not generate energy. They are not power plants. There is every need for them to cause nuisance. It is industrial plant drilling, mixing/compressing then pumping fluids thousands of feet into the ground. Supported by a constant stream of trucks delivering and removing supplies and waste almost the whole time. ---------- Post added 21-01-2014 at 00:18 ---------- You mean like cars, and lorries? Or vehicles in quarries? Or trains? Or do they smell like oil refineries? Or coking plants? Or desulphurisation plants? They smell like an array of diesel generators. Not many people currently have that next to their homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeMac Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Fracking sites do not generate energy. They are not power plants. There is every need for them to cause nuisance. It is industrial plant drilling, mixing/compressing then pumping fluids thousands of feet into the ground. Supported by a constant stream of trucks delivering and removing supplies and waste almost the whole time. Fracking sites produce methane, which is a source of energy. If you want to split hairs, fine. You get full marks in the tedious poster competition. Now, tell me, why is fracking so much worse that coal mining, or quarrying, or extracting rare earth metals for the purpose of energy generation? Maybe it is because most of these take place far far away. Where I grew up, we put up with some smells, some noise and a bit of subsidence to provide energy for the country. That is the basis of the wealth that we all share in today. Fracking is no different, why be scared of it? Make no mistake. If there is gas down there waiting to be fracked, it will be exploited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Maybe it's the 200 chemical solution mix they pump into the ground never knowing where it may go ? Maybe it's the noise ? The environmental damage ? The lies about how we'll all benefit ? Etc Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm not sure why it would smell. Or be noisy. Do some research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeMac Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Maybe it's the 200 chemical solution mix they pump into the ground never knowing where it may go ? Maybe it's the noise ? The environmental damage ? The lies about how we'll all benefit ? Etc Etc. Which of the chemicals do you object to most? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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