Fracking poll. Is it safe for the enviroment?

[s-works]

Yes or no based on your current knowledge, understanding, or gut feeling.

 

[Sha]

Gut feeling only, I believe it could have a measurable impact, but will probably never create a disaster situation.

 

[Gabriel]

Based on my current understanding of fracking I'd have to say that What I do in the privacy if my restroom is nobody else's business and I doubt it has an impact on the environment.

 

[chezuki]

Based on my current knowledge of "fracking", meaning I won't even google the word, I'd say it has no effect on the environment as long as contraception is used.

Without contraception, fracking may lead to unwanted byproducts running rampant in the streets and possibly effecting the environment.

 

[Trigger Time]

Yea it is very bad for the environment but if theres money in it we all know it will remain legal!

 

[jdmack79]

John Stossel on fracking: Why Anti-Fracking Environmentalists Are Holding Back the U.S. - Reason.com

 

[atvdave]

Many people I know use well water.. Look up water on fire.. would you drink it?

 

[ViperJock]

I read that it can interrupt the space time continuum. Run Marty!

 

[CathyInBlue]

You realize the results from this poll are gonna be completely random, right?

You asked the question one way in the title of the thread, "Is fraking safe?", and the opposite way in the poll itself, "Is fraking a danger?" I almost answered the poll yes, understanding the question to be the one in the title, then I read the poll proper and so answered no.

 

[jkaetz]

You realize the results from this poll are gonna be completely random, right?

You asked the question one way in the title of the thread, "Is fraking safe?", and the opposite way in the poll itself, "Is fraking a danger?" I almost answered the poll yes, understanding the question to be the one in the title, then I read the poll proper and so answered no.

Maybe he did it on purpose to ensure a poll answered by arm chair scientists is sufficiently randomized? I don't know enough to answer either way and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that no one else does either. When I say no one I'm not just limiting to members of this board. The process hasn't been around very long and a lot of people are voting based on their "gut feeling" which is a terrible way to make a decision. It will take many more years before we can say definitively and even then I'm sure there will be people who still believe it is bad even if it is proven safe because they reject reality and substitute their own.

 

[ashby koss]

Sadly, When I read the post title My initial thought was "I hate that they say it all the time on Battlestar Galactica, but I don't see how it has anything to do with the environment" Geek flag flying today...

 

[Westside]

The method of fracturing rock is new but they have been doing this for hundred of years. they just use electric pumps and special chemicals instead of high explosives. Oil Well Shooting Overview

 

[melensdad]

Yea it is very bad for the environment but if theres money in it we all know it will remain legal!

I would love for you to provide some SCIENTIFIC PROOF of this statement.

Here are some things to think about:

Harvard Professor Says Fracking Good for Environment | Fox Business Video
Re-thinking the Fracking Debate - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Harvard Eco-Activist vs. FracFocus: Duping the Media ? MasterResource

And for those who don't want to actually read, watch the film: FrackNation: A Feature Documentary

 

[melensdad]

Many people I know use well water.. Look up water on fire.. would you drink it?

THAT HAS BEEN TOTALLY DE-BUNKED as total Bulls#!t but the MSM and the wacko-left keeps that myth alive.

 

[Westside]

THAT HAS BEEN TOTALLY DE-BUNKED as total Bulls#!t but the MSM and the wacko-left keeps that myth alive.

unless he is talking about this. CHICAGO RIVER ON FIRE. - YOUNGEST COLLEGE PRESIDENT BRYAN'S SUBJECT TO-NIGHT. - View Article - NYTimes.com but that is a completely different thing. Intentional dumping can't be compared to fracking.

 

[jerryv]

What could be wrong with pumping a little poison into the groundwater? It might as well match the air ..

 

[eldirector]

Safe for the environment? Sure. All we are doing is moving material from one layer of the crust to another. I doubt the "environment" really cares.

Safe for humans? Probably not. We don't usually like volatiles in our water and food supplies. CAN it be done with minimal risk? Sure. Could it also be a disaster? Of course. That's ONE thing us humans are good at.

 

[atvdave]

so what don't they want us to know?

Fracking gag order prevents two children from discussing fracking for life

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I don't know enough to answer either way and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that no one else does either. When I say no one I'm not just limiting to members of this board. The process hasn't been around very long and a lot of people are voting based on their "gut feeling" which is a terrible way to make a decision.

This. In the meantime, I'll trust the engineers and assorted scientists, review boards, etc. Can it cause problems? I guess, but name one energy source that doesn't. Even the windmills smoke birds off. When I see proof its more dangerous than the rewards are worth, I'll get worked up. Until then I'll trust the experts to be just that.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I'm doubtful, if done correctly, fracking will be harmful to the environment. But it may prove to be a danger to certain economies:
Saudi Prince: Fracking Is Threat To Kingdom