[ExI] Cephalization, proles--Where is government going?

[Richard Loosemore]

Samantha Atkins wrote:
> On 05/11/2011 09:22 PM, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
>> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Adrian Tymes<atymes at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Rafal Smigrodzki
>>> <rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>> Of course, all the "dangers" are just theory, and poor
>>>> theory too, they are designed to trigger the fear of the unknown
>>>> ("radioactive contamination of water supply"? Could *you* come up with
>>>> a better bugaboo to scare the masses?)
>>> How about "no water, because it just dropped through the
>>> fractured rock, out of reach of all the wells and root systems
>>> the residents were relying on"
>> ### Think about it: What is heavier, water or rock? If you crack rock
>> by injecting steam at immense pressure, with continued external
>> pressure applied, and then release the steam and gas, will you end up
>> with a sponge capable of absorbing water, or will the rock snap back
>> into compact layers? Will water under normal hydrostatic pressure
>> (i.e. the water table, not the injected superheated steam) be able to
>> re-open the pores in the rock?
> 
> Yes.  The leakage into the water table happens through faulty seals and 
> processing of the cracking fluid at the well head rather than seeping up 
> from below.  The former is an actual problem but it is much simpler to 
> resolve.

Again, with the disconnected from reality.

The main leakages in actual practice are caused when the USED fracking 
fluid stored on the surface is (a) dumped into rivers, (b) dumped in 
ponds which then overflow during rainstorms, and (c) processed through 
water treatment plants that are not able to handle the contaminants.



Richard Loosemore