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View Poll Results: Is Fracking safe?
Yes 11 40.74%
no 12 44.44%
don't know enough to say 4 14.81%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-27-2011, 07:20 PM
 
Location: Upper St. Clair
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Thoughts?
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Old 11-27-2011, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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They've been doing hydraulic fracturing since 1949.

Its a proven technology.
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Old 11-27-2011, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Upper St. Clair
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Then why do so many opppose it if its so safe? I am confused.
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Old 11-27-2011, 07:54 PM
 
Location: Troy Hill, The Pitt
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Then why do so many opppose it if its so safe? I am confused.
Because corporations don't always follow the rules pertaining to it. IMHO it isn't exactly the critical issue many make it out to be.
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Old 11-27-2011, 08:21 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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Hmmmm......

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Old 11-27-2011, 09:35 PM
 
Location: About 10 miles north of Pittsburgh International
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I know very little and would like to know what you all think about it!
While everybody probably has an opinion, I doubt there are many posting here that know very much about it...
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Old 11-27-2011, 10:30 PM
 
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It's pretty simple, if you're making money off of the Marcellus activity it's safe, if you're not, it's unsafe
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Old 11-28-2011, 05:05 AM
 
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The evidence indicates it can be safe (as safe as a typical industrial process, at least), but only if drillers follow certain practices with respect to wastewater handling, shaft linings, and so on. Following those practices can cost a little bit of money, so drillers might not do it without regulation and enforcement.
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Old 11-28-2011, 07:47 AM
 
Location: Upper St. Clair
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I have heard that entire towns have been deserted and destroyed...is this an urban legend?
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Old 11-29-2011, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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Then why do so many opppose it if its so safe? I am confused.
The injection of chemicals into the ground can contaminate the groundwater in some areas, also the disposal of chemicals used in fracking.
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