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A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
In this case, as in much of the unconventional gas extraction that is occurring elsewhere, we cannot wait for the technology to better itself. We cannot wait to provide solutions to the issue: in fact, we need to implement regulations that would prevent from issues to occur in the first place.
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
If recent events tell us anything, using the Keystone Pipeline spill in Arkansas and BP, it seems like it's going to take much more than that to actually get massive change going on.
Obama's energy policy is a fluke, exempting the industry from major environmental and public health regulations.
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
The acquisition of my knowledge comes from working under world renowned professors, highly credible leaders in their field.
The tech has been around 10 years or so with little regulation. Any harms created by fracking-whether directly or indirectly- are caused by fracking and were not present prior to the implementation of such tech in the area.
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
Fracking involves communities and tens of thousands of people being affected, all for a short-term energy gain that is not sustainable in any way whatsoever. Is it worth it? I don't think so.
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
You bring up an excellent point with the last two questions you mentioned. Is it really worth it? If anything, going to unconventional extraction methods for energy have posed more harm than good for what, only a few years' worth of energy supply? Nonetheless, even if we are extracting natural gas and all out here in the area, we still have to account for the harm done in the area with respect to mining, which is something the fracking industry is not taking into account for. It really is a complete mess to say the least.
A reply on Conversation: Are the short-term gains of hydrofracking worth the short & long term burdens of environmental/social injustice, as stated by the industry?
You bring a very good point, the insurance aspect of the work, and this has been an issue not only with fracking itself, but with other activities such as offshore oil drilling, the sands in the Keystone Pipeline. It is one of the things that has been discussed at different legislative levels throughout the US, and there isn't much information on this available online as far as I am aware. But it's a very good point, and this then goes on to the risk assessment associated with unconventional gas extraction, which is a whole different topic as to how the industry assesses the risks, how the community assesses it, etc etc.