Comments on: What The Frack Is Going On? https://constructonomics.com/blog/2011/11/21/what-the-frack-is-going-on/ A construction industry blog that digs below bedrock Wed, 02 May 2012 15:50:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Nate https://constructonomics.com/blog/2011/11/21/what-the-frack-is-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-10222 Wed, 02 May 2012 15:50:21 +0000 http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/?p=571#comment-10222 The fact that the oil companies won’t disclose the chemicals used in fracking might lead one to think that they’re trying to hide something. Hmm. You think?
Also, if fracking is so safe, then why did the oil companies get legislation passed that exempts them from having to meet the requirements of the Clean Drinking Water Act?
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]]> By: REMMACS https://constructonomics.com/blog/2011/11/21/what-the-frack-is-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-10098 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:30:57 +0000 http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/?p=571#comment-10098 What the FRACK?

It should be known that the merits and demerits of any new form of extraction are always under scrutiny by both regulators and the public.

Today we all worry about global warming, but in the 70’s the main topic regarding climate change was global cooling and the next coming ice age.

Although it’s tough to imagine giving credit to industry for being socially responsible, you also have to know that they ultimately try to avoid litigation. They hire the best scientists to make the most effective mixtures for both the environment and the purpose.

Hopefully there is a way to achieve both low cost extraction and low cost resources from US sources.

]]> By: dbonnet https://constructonomics.com/blog/2011/11/21/what-the-frack-is-going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-9646 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:39:07 +0000 http://www.constructonomics.com/blog/?p=571#comment-9646 Fracking has been used in the oil and Gas industry for many years and there have been no known instances where groundwater has been contaminated except through accidents. The process water is 99% water and sand and the “chemicals” are to make the water and sand mix flow better. Once the frack is done the water flows back to a pit where it is disposed of either to a disposal well or a processing plant. The wells are typically a mile deep and sealed in steel and cement so the ability of frack water to leak is slim and none.

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