Dont need a Phd in geology etc, it is our small country and water supplies that are at risk. In a much less densely populated country, I may think differently, but I am generally against it here in the UK. We will have water supply availability issues grow in future too, so using millions of gallons of it to enable fracking is inappropriate, potentially causing shortages for everyone. As fracking can cause massive pollution of drinking water sources, it is also not right for here. Just because there are carbon rich fuel supplies around, it does not mean that we need to race to deplete them. We should be maximising our greener energy generation, leaving the world a better place for our kids. Global warming is still potentially able to be somewhat minimised. It is clear that sea level rises, food shortages, catastrophic weather events have now to be faced in the short term at huge cost. We have much to do to mitigate the effects of this, let alone make things worse. Fracking may also cause earthquake damage, and these carry potential risks that our infrastructure is not prepared for, unlike, say, the california fault line area. Too much risk, for only the private energy companies to gain from. It is clear that they use cheaper costs to increase their profits, rather than provide cheap energy to the public. It is a no brainer - the risk and damage that the public faces, from it, to allow these parasites to grab from greedily, leaving a potential wasteland for future kids and their families. No to UK fracking. |
