Comments on: The fracking freak-out to come http://danleger.ca/2012/04/the-fracking-freak-out-to-come/ It's about the story. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:13:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joanne MacPherson http://danleger.ca/2012/04/the-fracking-freak-out-to-come/#comment-26 Joanne MacPherson Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:36:42 +0000 http://danleger.ca/?p=178#comment-26 Fear and superstition, eh? Okay lets go there. About fracking you said "NS stands to lose its opportunity to exploit a cheap, plentiful and natural resource. Where have I seen that argument made before? Let me think. What is it you Nova Scotia-based journalists say about cheap, plentiful, natural resources just ripe for the exploitation? Donkin Coal! Lord thundering Jesus, wasn't your former employer quite the cheerleading section for the Donkin strip mine being reopened. All the benefits were listed - 300 jobs, tax revenues, and cheap coal mined right here at home in dear old Nova Scotia, what is our f*ucking problem with that? The Citizens Against Strip Mining articulately laid out the problems. You are likely and inadvertently quoting one of these citizens when you write about how it is a no-brainer burning coal is stupid, dirty and unsafe and we need to stop doing this. They are saying the exact same thing about fracking. Sure we will all agree with you that FRACKING IS THE CHEAPEST WAY TO EXPLOIT A CHEAP, PLENTIFUL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ' Fear and superstition, eh? Okay lets go there.

About fracking you said “NS stands to lose its opportunity to exploit a cheap, plentiful and natural resource.

Where have I seen that argument made before? Let me think. What is it you Nova Scotia-based journalists say about cheap, plentiful, natural resources just ripe for the exploitation? Donkin Coal! Lord thundering Jesus, wasn’t your former employer quite the cheerleading section for the Donkin strip mine being reopened. All the benefits were listed – 300 jobs, tax revenues, and cheap coal mined right here at home in dear old Nova Scotia, what is our f*ucking problem with that?

The Citizens Against Strip Mining articulately laid out the problems. You are likely and inadvertently quoting one of these citizens when you write about how it is a no-brainer burning coal is stupid, dirty and unsafe and we need to stop doing this. They are saying the exact same thing about fracking. Sure we will all agree with you that FRACKING IS THE CHEAPEST WAY TO EXPLOIT A CHEAP, PLENTIFUL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ‘

]]> By: Dan Leger http://danleger.ca/2012/04/the-fracking-freak-out-to-come/#comment-17 Dan Leger Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:00:43 +0000 http://danleger.ca/?p=178#comment-17 I don't think I follow your argument that petroleum exploration must be put in some sort of context with mining. I certainly agree that mining has left an unwelcome inheritance in Nova Scotia and in many other places. And don't distort what I'm saying. If the science is done and fracking can't be carried out safely, it shouldn't be approved. But that should be an evidence-based decision, not one based on fear and superstition. I don’t think I follow your argument that petroleum exploration must be put in some sort of context with mining. I certainly agree that mining has left an unwelcome inheritance in Nova Scotia and in many other places. And don’t distort what I’m saying. If the science is done and fracking can’t be carried out safely, it shouldn’t be approved. But that should be an evidence-based decision, not one based on fear and superstition.

]]> By: hang on maude http://danleger.ca/2012/04/the-fracking-freak-out-to-come/#comment-16 hang on maude Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:42:05 +0000 http://danleger.ca/?p=178#comment-16 Your arguments are weak because your examples are out of touch-"hoovering fish off the sea bottom?" Why make witty but mindless attacks on our wild fishery while large salmon grow outs poison our bays with pesticides that kill lobster, crab and shrimp and provide vectors for rapid spread of new virus's like infectious salmon anemia (ISA) currently spreading off Shelburne. Why not just stick to mining? Why assume that gas extraction is different than the extraction of coal or gold? There is more than enough fodder from our mining industries if you wish to talk about weird practices. Understanding our mining industry and its legacy will help you understand why Nova Scotians fear fracking. Cheap shots at our fishermen won't advance your arguments. And let's stick to extraction because Nova Scotians will have to live with the legacy of mining gas through fracking, yet will reap little or no benefit from so called cheap, clean gas. How does fracking compare with the extraction of coal or gold, both have had consequences in Nova Scotia. Mercury from gold extraction remains. Westray is recent. Can mining ever be both safe and profitable? We have been mining in Nova Scotia for centuries. It's naive to talk about fracking without putting it in the context of mining so why are you talking about fish and forests? Your arguments are weak because your examples are out of touch-”hoovering fish off the sea bottom?” Why make witty but mindless attacks on our wild fishery while large salmon grow outs poison our bays with pesticides that kill lobster, crab and shrimp and provide vectors for rapid spread of new virus’s like infectious salmon anemia (ISA) currently spreading off Shelburne. Why not just stick to mining? Why assume that gas extraction is different than the extraction of coal or gold? There is more than enough fodder from our mining industries if you wish to talk about weird practices. Understanding our mining industry and its legacy will help you understand why Nova Scotians fear fracking. Cheap shots at our fishermen won’t advance your arguments. And let’s stick to extraction because Nova Scotians will have to live with the legacy of mining gas through fracking, yet will reap little or no benefit from so called cheap, clean gas. How does fracking compare with the extraction of coal or gold, both have had consequences in Nova Scotia. Mercury from gold extraction remains. Westray is recent. Can mining ever be both safe and profitable? We have been mining in Nova Scotia for centuries. It’s naive to talk about fracking without putting it in the context of mining so why are you talking about fish and forests?

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