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Great post. And a fine

Doctor Cleveland — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:37:45 +0000

Great post. And a fine example of how completely unreasonable our fossil-fuels industry is, if you pay even the slightest attention to what they're actually doing.

Ah, the beauty of

wabby — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:23:32 +0000

In reply to If the fresh water aquifer

Ah, the beauty of self-regulation.

If the fresh water aquifer

Nick — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:14:41 +0000

In reply to Energy or Water

If the fresh water aquifer has become contaminated, it's not because of the hydraulic fracturing process. It's because improperly cemented pipe strings (or missing pipe) that are run through the fresh water aquifer to protect them from damage has allowed the frac fluid to enter the aquifer. Proper design of the wellbore is the responsibility of the oil & gas operator & many times tests can be run to prove improper design. The contaminants are not migrating through the rock, they are migrating from behind the pipe because sufficient protection (cement & pipe) wasn't properly put in place.

Usually I go for nuance in

artappraiser — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:57:24 +0000

In reply to Energy or Water

Usually I go for nuance in looking at individuals, but Steve Forbes is one of those rare cases where I think he can to be adequately summed up with one-word: wacky.