Fracking Gets a Clean Bill of Health | Via Meadia.
The British government’s health agency is the latest body to give fracking a clean bill of health, in a move that should galvanize the country to act on its considerable reserves of shale gas.
Alas, “enlightened” Boulderites get a free pass
Don’t expect this to sway recalcitrant greens; one activist pointed out that “low risk is not the same as no risk,” which while semantically true, doesn’t belong in an energy policy discussion. Every energy source entails risks, from wind (bird deaths, anyone?) to coal, from solar (bird blindness) to, yes, shale gas. The goal, then, shouldn’t be to eliminate risk, but rather to minimize it. This new review suggests that that’s possible with shale gas.
Energy prices are the topic du jour for British politicians right now, as parties compete over who can further distance themselves from the green policies that have been pushing electricity prices higher and higher. The UK is sitting on an estimated 1.3 quadrillion cubic feet of shale gas. Drilling can be done safely, and can boost the country’s energy security.
Boulderites, coming to a city near your, courtesy of your enlightened politicians and your silly guilty consciences. I recommend getting out and voting to put a stop to municipalization. Not living in the city, I’m not sure which way the vote is. I could look it up but there’s an internet add on everytime you load a web page.
