Well, frack? « The HabitableZone

Well, frack? July 1, 2011 6:29 am Eri

Gee, is this where frack, the swear word, (SF style) came from? Ain’t language interesting?!

I wonder if it would (will) contaminate the water. Environmentalists are right to watch over these things but sometimes they do tend to be extreme which, unfortunately, reduces their reliability when predicting disaster. We need to protect our environment since we can’t just pick up and leave once we’ve killed everything and soured all the things we rely on to live. OTOH we have to progress. Or do we?

Sure, we can get up and leave after we've fouled the place up beyond all repair. It's just the ... by ER 2011-07-01 07:52:20
- I can see it having the same potential for abuse as in the coal mining industry. I'm too tired ... by Eri 2011-07-01 21:02:07
  - Here's one link. There are a lot more. And yeah, if they're crooks they should be hauled into court and ... by TB 2011-07-02 06:28:58
    - Thanks, TB, for the link. What you want to bet that, as usual, no one will be punished? Maybe I'm ... by Eri 2011-07-02 07:36:15
      - Enron is dead. As for the legal results, convictions, and reparations, they're listed in the Wikipedia entry here. by TB 2011-07-02 07:57:19
        
        I knew Enron was dead and buried. And so is one of the execs. I had forgotten that. ... by Eri 2011-07-02 13:30:24
        
        So, how do you feel about the guys who were running Fannie Mae? by TB 2011-07-02 13:35:26
        
        They're all crooks. And then it gets laid on the taxpayer to bail them out. Pisses me off ... by Eri 2011-07-02 21:45:00
- This method of hydrocarbon recovery has been in used in one form or another since the late 1940s. Regulations ... by TB 2011-07-01 09:14:11

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