POLL: Is it time for Britain to frack?

Do you agree? Is now the time to frack? Let us know by casting your vote below.

Is it now time to frack? Let us know by casting your vote below

Fracking enjoys widespread support in Britain, according to a new survey.

Research carried out by the research group Populus for UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) found that 57 per cent were in favour of the controversial tachnique which extracts shale gas from the ground.

The poll quizzed 4,000 people and found that 16 per cent were opposed, with just over a quarter (27 per cent) undecided.

The poll shows that the public would like to see the government use both shale gas and renewables to meet the country’s energy requirements.

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117 Responses to “POLL: Is it time for Britain to frack?”

  1. girvind

    If the industry could guarantee that the 6/7% well failures which are the norm in the US could be corrected for UK operations and a decent distance (greater than the 350 feet which is the norm in the US) maintained by law in the UK from habitation… possibly it might be useful. This appears to be beyond them however (perhaps because the process of lining the well correctly is more expensive) and the price paid by local residents in the US is too high in terms of air and water table pollution, to be acceptable here. I recommend the PBS America documentary ‘Fracking: Shattered Ground’ for those who wish to know more.

  2. itdoesntaddup

    Pay for it yourself then. I don’t want to subsidise your choice of expensive energy, and nor does anyone who is in energy poverty.

  3. itdoesntaddup

    There can be no harm in trying to see whether there is producible gas in reasonable quantities. Unlike windmill projects, your money and mine is not at risk if it turns out not to be the case. If the gas really is there, then we have the option to cut carbon emissions far sooner than with any other technology, while improving our balance of payments and generating tax income and/or competitively lower energy prices (which would also generate ore economic activity and taxation).

    Nuclear power won’t be with us in quantity for at least a couple of decades – and that assumes we take it seriously. Besides, currently it doesn’t seem to be competitive.

  4. itdoesntaddup

    I recommend information from more UK-relevant sources and knowledgeable, such as:

    http://www.nohotair.co.uk/

    and

    http://frackland.blogspot.co.uk/

  5. itdoesntaddup

    So you think that shutting down the UK economy is going to save the planet?

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