Comments on: Shale Gas: Energy Boon or Environmental Bane, Part One http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/shale-gas-energy-boon-or-environmental-bane-part-one/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: LifeIsAGas http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/shale-gas-energy-boon-or-environmental-bane-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-15429 LifeIsAGas Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:22:45 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/08/shale-gas-energy-boon-or-environmental-bane-part-one/#comment-15429 Do you have any references to back up your assertion that producing shale gas does not adversely impact the water supply? Marvin wrote: "The contribution of shale gas exploration and development to this phenomenon? It is not even practically measurable." Do you have any references to back up your assertion that producing shale gas does not adversely impact the water supply?

Marvin wrote:
“The contribution of shale gas exploration and development to this phenomenon? It is not even practically measurable.”

]]> By: Marvin http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/shale-gas-energy-boon-or-environmental-bane-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-11255 Marvin Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:29:07 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/08/shale-gas-energy-boon-or-environmental-bane-part-one/#comment-11255 Shale gas wells, exploration and development, despite the protestations of the "crisis, crisis" crowd have had no (none, zero, nada) impact upon the depletion of the major source of water on the plains which is aquifer water. As far back as the 1950's it was already recognized that agricultural and urban exploitation of the aquifer was already having a depletive effect. The excessive use of water from this source is currently drawing down levels at a rate of 2-3 feet per year. The contribution of shale gas exploration and development to this phenomenon? It is not even practically measurable. Environment first people looking for another corporate bogeyman to hound ought to get their facts straight and make sure to take their pills religiously. Shale gas wells, exploration and development, despite the protestations of the “crisis, crisis” crowd have had no (none, zero, nada) impact upon the depletion of the major source of water on the plains which is aquifer water. As far back as the 1950’s it was already recognized that agricultural and urban exploitation of the aquifer was already having a depletive effect. The excessive use of water from this source is currently drawing down levels at a rate of 2-3 feet per year. The contribution of shale gas exploration and development to this phenomenon? It is not even practically measurable. Environment first people looking for another corporate bogeyman to hound ought to get their facts straight and make sure to take their pills religiously.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/shale-gas-energy-boon-or-environmental-bane-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-11254 Anonymous Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:27:37 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/08/shale-gas-energy-boon-or-environmental-bane-part-one/#comment-11254 Sacrificing water for energy - natural gas - the last straw. We have a luxury to choose among different sources of energy. But we only have one water. Clean and accessible water should be the stick against which to measure appropriate sources of energy. Everywhere natural gas goes, people are up in arms to protect water from it. In Sacred Headwaters region of north west British Columbia, New York, Nevada, New Mexico, Arctic Chukchi Sea, and in Ontario's Northern York Region, west of Toronto and in central Toronto, proposed natural gas operations sit on major watersheds and waterways. In addition to climate chaos, loss of local water supplies is a major issue raised in the fight against natural gas. http://floodiceorfire.wordpress.com/gas-water-2/ Sacrificing water for energy – natural gas – the last straw.
We have a luxury to choose among different sources of energy. But we only have one water. Clean and accessible water should be the stick against which to measure appropriate sources of energy. Everywhere natural gas goes, people are up in arms to protect water from it. In Sacred Headwaters region of north west British Columbia, New York, Nevada, New Mexico, Arctic Chukchi Sea, and in Ontario’s Northern York Region, west of Toronto and in central Toronto, proposed natural gas operations sit on major watersheds and waterways.
In addition to climate chaos, loss of local water supplies is a major issue raised in the fight against natural gas.
http://floodiceorfire.wordpress.com/gas-water-2/

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