tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652585531501263961.post2361144125451575420..comments2023-05-26T03:54:12.061-04:00Comments on EcoBlog: Banning FrackingPeter K Fallon, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16160456656334463912noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652585531501263961.post-47811431173302343522012-04-09T21:10:07.528-04:002012-04-09T21:10:07.528-04:00This is clearly a huge fracking problem. The natur...This is clearly a huge fracking problem. The natural gas supply our country has, is an asset we should hold off from using for as long as possible. Granted, the United States Natural Gas Fund is losing millions of dollars every year, but these efforts should be concentrated on reaping benefits in the long term. What I essentially mean, is that yes - even though we're LOSING money by not tapping into these refineries, just think of how profitable they can become when oil and gasoline becomes scarce in approximately 20 years. As of right now, there is no NEED to tap into these refineries - so why do it? I say we should hold off at least a couple more years, and then reassess our natural resource situation.cgendjoianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011531375655843630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652585531501263961.post-74632665026874237212012-04-02T17:48:01.019-04:002012-04-02T17:48:01.019-04:00I guess that earthquakes aren't a danger, then...I guess that earthquakes aren't a danger, then, because they have been linked to hydraulic fracking:<br /><br />http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-07/europe/30368594_1_shale-gas-fracking-process-tremorsSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229011280267257786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652585531501263961.post-60985669271682318812012-04-02T16:01:08.945-04:002012-04-02T16:01:08.945-04:00If you were to admit that there were at least SOME...If you were to admit that there were at least SOME potential risks involved in fracking, but they are worth the potential benefits (i.e., greater energy independence), you might be able to make a case to some people. But the idea that there are NO risks associated with this practice, when in fact we have much evidence to the contrary, strikes me as being extremely dubious.<br /><br />And if you really want the country to be energy independent, then the best way to achieve that is to support renewable (Green) energy.mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594274156869239897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652585531501263961.post-73108084464005643822012-04-02T15:38:54.020-04:002012-04-02T15:38:54.020-04:00The potential benefits of fracking are huge. It co...The potential benefits of fracking are huge. It could make us energy independent for at least 100 years. To me, that's worth any risks involved. <br /><br />Besides, I don't think that any of the risks that you write about in your post have been proven. And there are those, like Daniel Yergin - on the President's energy committee - who say that is absolutely no dangers involved in fracking. <br /><br />Most of the negative press on this issue seems to come from liberal tree huggers like you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652585531501263961.post-33701248696025750032012-03-31T16:11:01.388-04:002012-03-31T16:11:01.388-04:00I came upon this piece from the Occupy Wall Street...I came upon this piece from the Occupy Wall Street forum. Thanks for writing it. I'm sure that there a lot of people who have no clue about just how dangerous fracking actually is. All they think about is how much money it could potentially bring into their state. But the money's not worth it if your kids get cancer frrom drinking toxic water. What price will the gas companies put on that????Gary (Carbondale, IL)noreply@blogger.com