The battle for Balcombe in Sussex has become headline news. The company Cuadrilla has a licence from the government to "look for oil and gas by conventional means" in a piece of woodland called Lower Stumble near the village of Balcombe in Sussex. But the company has said that they would apply for licences to use the chemical fracturing technique if the rock 2,000ft below fails to deliver. And therein lies the rub.
The rhetoric surrounding the issue of fracking is considerable from both sides of the debate. One key concern is the link between fracking and the possible detrimental impact on drinking-water aquifers, the bodies of saturated rock through which water can move easily. Water bearing rocks are permeable. Consider that for a moment. Chemicals are used in the fracking process. Is there any wonder that people are concerned about the significant damage this might cause?
Here is an article from the well respected Washington Post about fracking in Pennsylvania:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/epa-official-links-fracking-and-drinking-water-issues-in-dimock-pa/2013/07/29/7d8b34b2-f8a1-11e2-afc1-c850c6ee5af8_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost
And this from the BBC's political editor, Peter Henley:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23492213
And take a look at this:
https://www.facebook.com/gaslandmovie
It all concerns me a great deal...
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