Natural Gas and "Fracking"

[Jacob/Lee]

As some of you may know, there's a huge debate going on about natural gas. It costs about 3/4 that of oil and is abundant. Some say it's the energy of the future. It is drilled for by a process called "hydraulic fracturing" (or "fracking" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fracking). Basically, you pump pressurized "fracking fluid," which is a combination of all sorts of things, but it is mostly water, into a hole drilled into the ground. The pressure causes cracks in the rock, which allow methane to escape to the surface through the cracks and be collected. It's used all the time, but there's a catch: you can forget up groundwater if methane is absorbed by it. This water can seep into the water used by homes, and in highly polluted areas (like a home very close to a fracking site) the TAP WATER can make you sick and you can set it on fire.

The government is trying to place restrictions on drilling. I'm not very sure of the specifics, but the companies are bitching that it will raise the price and make it just as costly as oil is. What will happen, only time can tell.

What do you think about fracking? Drilling for natural gas? Should fracking be allowed? Should there be restrictions on where you can perform a frac job? Are the risk to public health worth the benefits of a cheaper fossil fuel?

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[Nickelob Ultra]

I think people should chill the forget out and enjoy the fact that it's water that you can set fire to.

Finally we can actually replicate Adele's song "Set Fire to the Rain".  forget, people, come ON!

[TeslaCoil]

I say we forget the environmentalists and drill for whatever the forget we want.

And USE it.

[Alyx Vance]

I think people should chill the forget out and enjoy the fact that it's water that you can set fire to.

Finally we can actually replicate Adele's song "Set Fire to the Rain".  forget, people, come ON!

Bitch high as stuff.. Setting fire to the rain and stuff.

But yea I like this idea. Make it rain gas, light match, run

[Qwepir]

I think people should chill the forget out and enjoy the fact that it's water that you can set fire to.

Finally we can actually replicate Adele's song "Set Fire to the Rain".  forget, people, come ON!

Bitch high as stuff.. Setting fire to the rain and stuff.

But yea I like this idea. Make it rain gas, light match, run

I dont think you two realize how terrible of an idea that is.

[Texan101]

I say we forget the environmentalists and drill for whatever the forget we want.

And USE it.

I say we open up more oil drilling sites where there is oil, and start drilling in Alaska.

[Nickelob Ultra]

I dont think you two realize how terrible of an idea that is.

It's a joke, especially the "set fire to the rain" part.

[pecon98]

Fracking is a horrible excuse for a solution to the energy crCIA. It causes all sorts of environmental damage and poses serious health issues to areas close to the fracking site.

[Alyx Vance]

I dont think you two realize how terrible of an idea that is.

Well of course we know. And we were he was joking.

[Sami2ss]

The United States - making everything burn into flames since forever.

[Alyx Vance]

The United States - making everything burn into flames since forever.

My aunt can burn water... She fails at cooking :P

We set everything on fire lol

[devildogelite]

I say we forget the environmentalists and drill for whatever the forget we want.

And USE it.

You might be handicapped

[TeslaCoil]

You might be handicapped

Nah, I just have an opinion. I care about the environment, but we're a bit to strict these days about it.

[patton360]

as someone that is right on top of the barnett shale, this is a big issue. It needs to stop