Fracking in Florida

[Poolside Knight]

thoughts?
http://www.tallahassee.com/story/ne...supporters-rally-bill-faces-trouble/99486110/

In dusty wasteland in Oklahoma is one thing but not sure it's worth the risks in Florida. A State wide ban has some R support.

 

[UCF11and1]

1 mistake and the whole state may need a new water supply (Georgia too)

 

[cnsaguy]

I'm all for alternative energy sources but this is a mistake if they allow it. The documentaries about this are enough to make you sick. Lighting my tap water on fire is where I draw the line.

 

[UCFRogerz]

Totally against. We rely too heavily on our natural springs / aquifer sas part of Florida's charm/attraction. Sinkholes are a big enough problem as it is.

 

[UCFWayne]

I'm all for alternative energy sources but this is a mistake if they allow it. The documentaries about this are enough to make you sick. Lighting my tap water on fire is where I draw the line.

I agree. Im all for finding new ways/better ways to get energy. However, 1 mistake could screw up the entire states water supply. Its just not worth it.

 

[Poolside Knight]

think most polling supports a Statewide ban, the worst case scenario is too devastating for a State that relies so much on Tourism & now has over 20 Million residents

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

Bunch of nimbys. Frack baby frack. I'll be the first to lease my land.

 

[ucflee]

Bunch of nimbys. Frack baby frack. I'll be the first to lease my land.

How karst ... er ummm crass*

 

[fabknight]

think most polling supports a Statewide ban, the worst case scenario is too devastating for a State that relies so much on Tourism & now has over 20 Million residents

...which is about 19 million too many. Maybe fracking will drive them the hell back to where they came from.

 

[btbones]

Yeah no thanks on the fracking

 

[KnighttimeJoe]

...which is about 19 million too many. Maybe fracking will drive them the hell back to where they came from.

Yeah, but the vast majority of them, thankfully, don't stay.

 

[cnsaguy]

I just read an article where the total population of Wyoming just dropped below 600K. That is glorious. Cold, snow and wind >>>> 19.4M asshats.

 

[goodknightfl]

2 points...
A good frack in the morning makes the whole day better.

I like Fracking on the beach myself.

 

[brahmanknight]

Fuk that.

I'd rather allow offshore drilling within view of the beach than fracking.

 

[1ofTheseKnights]

I trust the fracking companies are looking out for my states best interest. Bigly. Believe me.

 

[Knight_Light]

Obama was pro-fracking/natural gas expansion...and the industry never grew at a faster rate than during his administration.

If Obama administration said fracking for more natural gas (better for the environment) was a good thing, then I guess it is.

 

[brahmanknight]

Bunch of nimbys. Frack baby frack. I'll be the first to lease my land.

We have an unspoken agreement with the nation. We take your craziest lunatics, and the other states supply the natural resources needed for energy.

 

[NinjaKnight]

If anyone does one iota of research on this it is blatantly obvious fracking is horrifying.

 

[EweSeaEff]

Obama was pro-fracking/natural gas expansion...and the industry never grew at a faster rate than during his administration.

If Obama administration said fracking for more natural gas (better for the environment) was a good thing, then I guess it is.

There may be correlation between Obama's pro nat-gas exploration stance and industry growth; but, there's absolutely no causation. The marriage of hydraulic fracking and horizontal drilling was pioneered by George Mitchell. Mitchell invested tons of his company's money, along with DOE research and resources and federal subsidies (pre-Obama), to make the practice economically viable. That is what led to the natural gas boom.

Oh, and fuk that sht here in Florida.

 

[Poolside Knight]

Anything that could threaten the #saltlife should be a bipartisan issue

 

[MACHater02]

Florida should focus on solar. The county my wife is from in PA, has over 1000 natural gas wells. It's provided some benefits but also caused issues, not just environmental.

 

[goodknightfl]

Fuk that.

I'd rather allow offshore drilling within view of the beach than fracking.

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