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DirkGently

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2. "We're just going to do some FRACKING, here."

Reply to arcane1 (Original post)

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 04:57 PM

Jun 2016

What could possibly go wrong with forcing kabillions of gallons of toxic "trade secret forumula" fluid into the ground? Where, you know, the drinking water comes from?

It's like a satirical parody of an issue.

"And then we argued over whether FRACKING was a good idea. Some thought obviously not, while others noted there was money to be made so ..."

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4 States Struggling to Manage Radioactive Fracking Waste [View all] arcane1 Jun 2016 OP

Yet the Democratic Platform committee failed to ban fracking. ciaobaby Jun 2016 #1

"We're just going to do some FRACKING, here." DirkGently Jun 2016 #2

It pollutes the air and water, so let's exempt it from air and water rules. arcane1 Jun 2016 #3

Quick answer to the question: Where does the radioactivity come from ? Basically, "radiobarite" ... eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #4