Mr Angry is back k in town. :(

[blackburn_stevie]

I've just seen a replay of the earlier News prog and some wassock was on view saying that this new "Fracking" method of extracting oil from the ground "could" damage the water condition. Not "would" just "could". I'd much rather that killjoys like this would keep their gobs shut until they actually knew the possible damage. 

They are almost as bad as the political party that is not in power spouting off about how poorly the party actually IN power are doing without any mention of just why they didn't do back then what they are saying should be done now.

It's just pathetic and makes me lose my cool. Grrrrr.

Mr Angry of Blackburn.

[blackburn_stevie]

And also because the smilies aren't working in the title.

[bankhaunter]

So would you rather prefer that any damage to the water supply was only investigated after it has occurred?

Studies into the possibility of negative effects are usually done because it is thought that they could happen.

[aa_automotive_savers]

http://frack-off.org.uk/fracking-hell/

[blackburn_stevie]

Bankhaunter wrote .... "So would you rather prefer that any damage to the water supply was only investigated after it has occurred?"

Did I say that? I think not, M'lud. As far as I am concerned, folk can investigate any possible problems with Fracking for as long as they like. It's just that I would rather they waited until there was some kind of conclusion to their investigations before they plonked themselves down in front of a Nation-wide tv camera and spouted off about "possible" side effects that MAY cause problems. The truth is that I see no point in making folk worry BEFORE the event.

The thing is, nobody is trying to say that Fracking is the cleanest and most efficient way of getting oil and such-like from the ground but nobody is coming up with a better solution either.

[**caution**opinion_ahead]

The "better" solution is not to be so dependent on oil.

Once you damage the water supply in one area, the damage would be uncontainable, more than likely.  Nature doesn't come in compartments. 

That said, I take your point that spreading doom and gloom, which appears to be the raison d'etre of some "news" broadcasters is annoying.

[**bustysinclaire**]

Thought your workk was done 

[bankhaunter]

Bankhaunter wrote .... "So would you rather prefer that any damage to the water supply was only investigated after it has occurred?"

Did I say that? I think not, M'lud.

Indeed you didn't but you did say.

The truth is that I see no point in making folk worry BEFORE the event.

Which would seem to mean much the same thing.

The thing is, nobody is trying to say that Fracking is the cleanest and most efficient way of getting oil and such-like from the ground but nobody is coming up with a better solution either.

Just because no one has come up with a better solution does not mean it should therefore go ahead regardless.

Warnings about the possible harm of new sheep dips were brushed aside only to be discovered later that they were not exaggerated.