Give us a fracking break!

[Efbe]

zygalski said:

I spy with my little eye...
Lots of potential NIMBYs in this thread.

nah, most of lancashire is barely out of the dark ages. they don't have electricity yet, let alone the internet

[mitzy]

Mrr T said:

FredClogs said:

Little plumpton site has been approved, Roseacre is still not decided on. I think most local people and the county council were at least resigned to that outcome, there is genuine issues with the roseacre site around access and the local environment.

Not much chatter on here about what's happened in Oaklahoma over the last 2 months, 37 wells shut down after some pretty sizeable earth quakes.

Well we know this much:

https://earthquakes.ok.gov/faqs/

You only have to look at the US with Fracking and the number of earthquakes they have near Oaklahoma , which is no where near any fault lines. check out a guy called Dutchsence on You Tube

[Oakey]

Efbe said:

nah, most of lancashire is barely out of the dark ages. they don't have electricity yet, let alone the internet

bh please, we were the birthplace of the UK's nuclear power programme.

[FredClogs]

Oakey said:

Efbe said:

nah, most of lancashire is barely out of the dark ages. they don't have electricity yet, let alone the internet

bh please, we were the birthplace of the UK's nuclear power programme.

And proper pies!

[turbobloke]

mitzy said:

Mrr T said:

FredClogs said:

Little plumpton site has been approved, Roseacre is still not decided on. I think most local people and the county council were at least resigned to that outcome, there is genuine issues with the roseacre site around access and the local environment.

Not much chatter on here about what's happened in Oaklahoma over the last 2 months, 37 wells shut down after some pretty sizeable earth quakes.

Well we know this much:

https://earthquakes.ok.gov/faqs/

You only have to look at the US with Fracking and the number of earthquakes they have near Oaklahoma , which is no where near any fault lines. check out a guy called Dutchsence on You Tube

The cause of the large quake is unknown.

The smaller quakes are said to be linked to wastewater wells, which are the target of the shutdown.

The United States Geological Survey said it would have to investigate hydraulic fracking activity in the area of the earthquake before drawing any conclusions about its cause.

“Without studying the specifics of the wastewater injection and oil and gas production in this area, the USGS cannot currently conclude whether or not this particular earthquake was caused by industrial-related, human activities,” the agency said in a statement.

An increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has been linked to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/04/ok...

Residents considering themselves at-risk, and observers elsewhere, might wish to ponder the point that fracking releases pressure already present which if not released would continue to build up and generate a more powerful and entirely natural event at some point in the future.

[Esseesse]

AdeTuono said:

Esseesse said:

What is the visual impact of fracking? Some tall drilling rig type things that eventually get taken away?

That's roughly what I imagined. I'd rather they fracked on the fields down the road from me than built 200 persimmon affordable homes.

[Blackpuddin]

Esseesse said:

AdeTuono said:

Esseesse said:

What is the visual impact of fracking? Some tall drilling rig type things that eventually get taken away?

That's roughly what I imagined. I'd rather they fracked on the fields down the road from me than built 200 persimmon affordable homes.

And now, back in reality as opposed to the cartoon wonderland depicted above:

[turbobloke]

Blackpuddin said:

Esseesse said:

AdeTuono said:

Esseesse said:

What is the visual impact of fracking? Some tall drilling rig type things that eventually get taken away?

That's roughly what I imagined. I'd rather they fracked on the fields down the road from me than built 200 persimmon affordable homes.

And now, back in reality as opposed to the cartoon wonderland depicted above:

Several structures appear temporary in nature. Is that at the initial exploration stage, or how a fracking site appears at steady state?

[turbobloke]

Also back in reality, from a few seconds of online searching.

[jshell]

turbobloke said:

Also back in reality, from a few seconds of online searching.

[don4l]

Blackpuddin said:

And now, back in reality as opposed to the cartoon wonderland depicted above:

That temporary object looks much better than 87 windmills.

[AdeTuono]

Blackpuddin said:

Esseesse said:

AdeTuono said:

Esseesse said:

What is the visual impact of fracking? Some tall drilling rig type things that eventually get taken away?

That's roughly what I imagined. I'd rather they fracked on the fields down the road from me than built 200 persimmon affordable homes.

And now, back in reality as opposed to the cartoon wonderland depicted above:

You are merely demonstrating your ignorance.

[turbobloke]

don4l said:

Blackpuddin said:

And now, back in reality as opposed to the cartoon wonderland depicted above:

That temporary object looks much better than 87 windmills.

Many tens of thousands of bats and birds of prey would surely agree if they could express an opinion.

[deckster]

Blackpuddin said:

And now, back in reality as opposed to the cartoon wonderland depicted above:

Can we all play?

[motco]

You forgot this part...

[Halb]

FredClogs said:

Oakey said:

Efbe said:

nah, most of lancashire is barely out of the dark ages. they don't have electricity yet, let alone the internet

bh please, we were the birthplace of the UK's nuclear power programme.

And proper pies!

In the industrial revolution, best actors too.

[chris watton]

deckster said:

Blackpuddin said:

And now, back in reality as opposed to the cartoon wonderland depicted above:

Can we all play?

I have asked this before, I am sure. But who is ultimately responsible for these tens of thousands of wind turbines when the tax payer funding (inevitably) dries up?

Will they all be decommissioned and taken down and recycled sensibly, or will they stay as a rusting blight on the landscape as everyone bickers who is responsible for their fate?

[rolando]

Mrr T said:

Well we know this much:

https://earthquakes.ok.gov/faqs/

Thanks for the link Mrr T

Edited by rolando on Thursday 6th October 15:38

[FredClogs]

rolando said:

Mrr T said:

Well we know this much:

https://earthquakes.ok.gov/faqs/

Thanks for the kink Mrr T

Yeah, that's for the "kink" Mr T...

Anyhow...

The Secretary of state has said of the second proposal at Roseacre that if the traffic issues can be sorted then he'd pass that too... That would probably mean laying a decent A road through the villages that link North Preston and the Fylde linking the A585 and the A6, given the A6 Broughton bypass is already £20million over budget and 6 months late a couple of weeks after starting I can't see that happening any time soon.

[Oakey]

deckster said:

Can we all play?

Are you suggesting they look less intrusive than a drilling rig?