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Myth 2: WA has a long experience with shale gas fracking | Clean Water, Healthy Land
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About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Myth 2: WA has a long experience with shale gas fracking. It is sometimes claimed that fracking has been undertaken safely in WA for years, and that hundreds of wells have been fracked with no reported groundwater contamination. For more on the distinction, see here. No assessment has been done to determine what the li...
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Climate change and fracking | Clean Water, Healthy Land
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About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Climate change and fracking. If you care about climate change, you should oppose fracking. The problem with this view is the mounting evidence that fracked gas is on par with,. If not worse than. Coal in producing the emissions that drive climate change. [ii]. The real argument is that gas is a. Climate warmant than re...
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Myth 3 - Opponents of shale gas fracking are confusing it with CSG | Clean Water, Healthy Land
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About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Myth 3 - Opponents of shale gas fracking are confusing it with CSG. It sometimes claimed that those opposed to shale and tight gas fracking activities are mistaking shale for coal seam gas (CSG). This claim is false. East coast CSG wells are useful as guides to some of the threats of shale gas mining. A good resource t...
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Fracking will change WA landscapes forever | Clean Water, Healthy Land
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About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Fracking will change WA landscapes forever. Places we cherish are threatened. Fracking also threatens to industrialise some fo the natural landscapes that we cherish - the Kimberley, wildflower country, Ningaloo. And what happens when the industry leaves town? Who is going to clean up the mess? We should consider the.
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Myth 1: The depth of WA shale deposits means fracking is safe. | Clean Water, Healthy Land
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About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Myth 1: The depth of WA shale deposits means fracking is safe. The two most significant causes of water contamination from gas fracking operations are not related to the depth of gas-bearing rock. Drilling slurry pit at Hydro-fracking drill site, Pennsylvania. Disposal of fracking ‘flow back’ fluids. Te...WA law says t...
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Risks of fracking to WA's water | Clean Water, Healthy Land
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About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Risks of fracking to WA's water. Western Australias water resources are scarce - groundwater supplies two-thirds of our state’s water needs – both for drinking and agriculture. [i]. An American woman sets methane-laced tap water on fire. Methane leakage into groundwater is closely linked with shale gas fracking. Toxic ...
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Risks of fracking to WA's water | Clean Water, Healthy Land
http://cleanwaterhealthyland.org.au/frack-free/risks-fracking-was-water
About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Risks of fracking to WA's water. Western Australias water resources are scarce - groundwater supplies two-thirds of our state’s water needs – both for drinking and agriculture. [i]. An American woman sets methane-laced tap water on fire. Methane leakage into groundwater is closely linked with shale gas fracking. Toxic ...
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Air pollution and fracking in West Australia | Clean Water, Healthy Land
http://cleanwaterhealthyland.org.au/frack-free/air-pollution-and-fracking-west-australia
About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Air pollution and fracking in West Australia. Fracking will pollute our air. An inevitable by-product of fracking is a high level of atmospheric pollution. [i]. Levels of ozone in remote locations near gasfields have been found to exceed levels found in highly polluted urban locations. Cancers, in particular leukaemia.
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Fracking Industry Myths, Busted | Clean Water, Healthy Land
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About fracking - the basics. The threat to our health. The impact on our climate. Myth 1 - Depth. Myth 2 - Experience. Myth 3 - CSG v Shale. Myth 4 - Shale is 'clean'. Myth 5 - Regulation. Fracking Industry Myths, Busted. A range of highly misleading claims are being pushed out through various channels by the gas fracking industry. It is important to be wary of them. Some of their claims are debunked below:. You can download a PDF file with more information here. Estimates suggest that the Mid West might...
