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no one here says "westOz"....!
i'll say WestOz when you Americans dont use WA but instead say Washington State or Washington DC...the US is not the be-all and end-all of society, if we all followed you guys we'd be bankrupt also!
and WA gets its say when the Govt here threatens to hold back mining Royalty's and excises to the Feds when we dont get our way...!
oops,sorry!, did i say Feds,
shouldnt have said that Fed's means FBI to you lot i should have said Federal Govt...not!
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Touche!.........this is a global forum - the USA does not get preference.
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Jerome Wrote:Touche!.........this is a global forum - the USA does not get preference.
Ambivalence reigns supreme...
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
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Jerome Wrote:Sounds like this Ebola thing is now close to getting out of control - they are now predicting a doubling of the number of people infected every three weeks. Major sh*t on the way if that happens.
I was afraid of this all along. If the nuke doesn't get us the Ebola will. Bad days ahead for us all!! BTW, we have a lot of Rabies here among the Racoons. Lots of woods around here full of Racoons.
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jazzboCR Wrote:The US is in the sweet spot in this technique--the bedrock is reasonably close to the surface and the seams to be cracked are horizontal. They have not had nearly the same results elsewhere. I too worry about the despoiling of the groundwater and subsequent damage to aquifers. There is also serious concern about induced earthquakes (this has already happened in Pennsylvania). Technology and greed have once again raced far ahead of long-view science and morality...another thing: the US Govt forbids petro exports; all this is for domestic use. This keeps petro profits high and fuel pump prices low, thus pacifiying the populace. However, most of that Northern Tier fuel is shipped by rail, thus crowding other uses of rail lines. All manner of ag shippers are suffering much higher prices and/or spot unavailibility of shipping options. The Federales are looking into it...
I know you asked for the simpler explanation but couldn't let this go for those wishing to delve deeper.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing
About the Ebola virus, I don't know what to think. Just girding my loins for the coming onslaught...
Remember Erin Brokovitch? (sp?) Just a matter of time before this goes to court somewhere in the world.
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:i dont really understand what "fracking" really is...just know its a relatively newish way to extract gas(am i correct?)
i believe a couple of States(NSW/QLD) are doing it in small areas...
our State Govt(WA) is thinking of doing it, but theres always huge protests when the subject comes up so we dont have it here yet, but its inevitable i guess...
like i said, i dont really understand what it is,what it entails or what any longterm environmental damage would be, so i cant offer an opinion on it mate...
since you brought up the subject of "fracking" maybe you could explain in laymans' terms for me what it actually is
We have fracking here in New Zealand. We have a reputation for being clean and green but you should see our beaches and river systems, half of them are not safe for swimming. I'm really hoping we don't get it here but like another member said about international travel it could be a possibility. I've heard reports that say if we don't get it under control in a couple of weeks it will possible kill millions of people. It's infecting people exponentially so many will have to die before there is either a natural slow down or a vaccine is created.
I feel like the world leaders have not paid enough attention to it. They could have paid for a lot more people to go over and contain it but no.
