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Gordon Booth · 21-09-2011, 18:38

So according to the drill company there is enough gas under the West Lancs coastal area to supply the whole of the UK for 66 years! Or the whole of the world for two years. They may be exaggerting a little(perhaps it's only 50/40/30/20 years?) but there's a lot of it!
Do we go for it or do we leave it there just for chance we get the occasional earth tremor? Bearing in mind that even MargaretR's sources say the earthquake connection is to the disposal wells, not the gas wells. And this company will not dispose of the waste water in wells, they will process it.
The North Sea is running out, we will rely on Russia(? could we?), Algeria, the Middle East etc-not one reliable supply amongst them and most vunerable to gas pipes running through different countries.
Wind? Not on a windless day. Nuclear? Not available in quantity for a long while yet.Coal-unacceptable and unavailabe since we shut the mines.
Gas power may not be the Greenest option but it's cleaner than coal or oil,safer than nuclear and it doesn't depend on the weather.
We have a choice but can we REALLY afford to say no?
My opinion is go for it, what do you think?

21-09-2011, 18:38	#1
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46613	Do we turn on the GAS? So according to the drill company there is enough gas under the West Lancs coastal area to supply the whole of the UK for 66 years! Or the whole of the world for two years. They may be exaggerting a little(perhaps it's only 50/40/30/20 years?) but there's a lot of it! Do we go for it or do we leave it there just for chance we get the occasional earth tremor? Bearing in mind that even MargaretR's sources say the earthquake connection is to the disposal wells, not the gas wells. And this company will not dispose of the waste water in wells, they will process it. The North Sea is running out, we will rely on Russia(? could we?), Algeria, the Middle East etc-not one reliable supply amongst them and most vunerable to gas pipes running through different countries. Wind? Not on a windless day. Nuclear? Not available in quantity for a long while yet.Coal-unacceptable and unavailabe since we shut the mines. Gas power may not be the Greenest option but it's cleaner than coal or oil,safer than nuclear and it doesn't depend on the weather. We have a choice but can we REALLY afford to say no? My opinion is go for it, what do you think?