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Fracking technology coming to Michigan

Midland Daily News -- Where is Michigan in the fracking revolution that has transformed gas and oil production in the United States? More than $400 million has been spent in Michigan in the past three years to explore the use of new fracking technology. The possibilities of recovering natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil from the Collingwood-Utica Shale (Colllngwood) and the A-1 Carbonate (A-1) rock formations that underlie a significant portion of Michigan’s lower peninsula have brought this modern fracking technology here.
But what exactly is modern fracking? The term fracking refers to applying pressure to hydraulically fracture the subsurface rock strata and injecting proppants (sand or ceramic material) into the cracks to keep them open. This fracturing increases the extraction rates, thus enhancing t

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:00:43 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse time will show the true cost.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,953 Points:754,120 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 17, 2012 9:59:37 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse BumpinButch is another example of science denialism. AND THE WITCH HUNTS CONTINUE: Regulation of oil and gas activity should remain squarely under individual state supervision. There is no reason the Feds should be involved in issues the states have already stringently set. All the information is available at the site www.fracfocus.org. As more and more SCIENTIFIC studies are added to a growing list of studies showing the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the science denial crowd will overlook the science and continue to promote fear. Yelling "the water's on fire etc.". They'll continue to chant the thoroughly debunked claims of Josh Fox "Gasland" propaganda. No disclosure of fracturing fluid?? WRONG again... Just take at look around the site www.fracfocus.org, it's ALL right there for the world to see. And the latest from the purveyors of fear? Insurance!!! Aha, this will be the nail in the trackers coffin! Oh wait...."Fracking-related losses have never been a covered loss under personal or commercial lines policies." - Nationwide Insurance Co. So now it's water use eh? As each aspect of the witch hunt against oil and gas production is knocked down by science these yahoos will come up with something else out of the blue. Show me one state where oil and gas comapanies use more than a tiny fraction (far less than 1%) of the total water usage. While your at it show me a state that doesn't allow golf courses to use hundreds of times more water than drilling. You cannot, case closed. You see, there is a huge amount of deceiving information spouted out to the public about hydraulic fracturing, a decades-old technology. Those who spread this misinformation are mostly preying on the public's fears, with an ultimate goal of forcing state governments to succumb to that fear and prevent or even ban hydraulic fracturing. We need to make sure that the discussion is productive, and that any rules are legitimately conceived. Fact must be sEPArated from fiction. The most common claim talking point is that hydraulic fracturing contaminates ground water. This is baseless. Have you ever noticed that the critics who make that claim never provide concrete evidence? The reason for their omission? It is obvious why. After being used more than 1.2 million times there have been no confirmed cases of hydraulic fracturing contaminating water. None. Never. Ever. As EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said in April of 2012, "In no case have we made a definitive determination that the fracking process has caused chemicals to enter groundwater." The three "smoking gun" cases that the anti-shale zealots were sinking their teeth into have proven false or based on very poor science. See Pavillion WY, Dimoch, PA, and Parker County, TX. The latest fear mongering is "climate change" thru methane emission from hydraulic fracturing. Once again SCIENTIFIC investigation has shown the EPA using numbers that are overblown by 50%. Oh and the "evil Halliburton Loophole" talking point! LOL, what a joke. This is the errant claim born out of the yellow journalism of "gasland", a proven fraudulent film by Josh Fox, that hydraulic fracturing is "exempt" from the Safe Drinking Water Act, thanks to an energy bill passed by Congress in 2005. The truth??? SDWA has been the law of the land for nearly 40 years, and at no point has it ever covered hydraulic fracturing. Why??? States already tightly and effectively regulate the process. How can an industry be exempt from something that never covered you in the first place? But you hear this falsehood talking point most every time the subject comes up. It is important to rely on facts and the science, not fear-mongering talking points. The shale gas and oil boom is the result of U.S. business innovation and risk-taking. If we let the fear of undocumented pollution kill this boom, we will deserve our fate as a second-class industrial power.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 16, 2012 9:13:03 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse GatorGuy: NIMBY?
GatorGuy Champion Author Columbia Posts:2,237 Points:1,209,175 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:42:40 AM Ignore GatorGuy Report Abuse Ewww, fracking in Michigan? OK out in big sky country, but 'not in my backyard'.
nskmda Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,295 Points:788,505 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:40:56 AM Ignore nskmda Report Abuse so what? how much are the prices gonna drop? can't believe they will drop at all.
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:9,682 Points:2,621,580 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 10:01:18 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse Where is Michigan in the Fracking revolution that has transformed gas and oil production in the United States? More than $400 million has been spent in Michigan in the past three years to explore the use of new Fracking technology. Fracking oil well has been going on for the last thirty years, but the last several year has created much concern for drinking water..
BumpinButch Champion Author Texas Posts:1,616 Points:511,250 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:55:13 AM Ignore BumpinButch Report Abuse New Fracking technology begets NEW PROBLEMS. Watch and see...Murphy's Law!
Mariuxus Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,765 Points:1,872,815 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:52:16 AM Ignore Mariuxus Report Abuse Wow....that fracking thing ...again
peanutsMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,693 Points:387,840 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:51:38 AM Ignore peanutsMN Report Abuse Because of fracking North Dakota has become a zoo and no one wants to go there.
sailfreeMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,291 Points:460,075 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:51:20 AM Ignore sailfreeMI Report Abuse Ok, be careful.
JimVP All-Star Author Chicago Posts:632 Points:154,960 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:50:45 AM Ignore JimVP Report Abuse Continuation of environment impact should be continued.
bodu All-Star Author Vancouver Posts:912 Points:281,280 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:48:30 AM Ignore bodu Report Abuse What is the risk? Ask Calgary.
BillHeatherL Champion Author Alberta Posts:7,653 Points:1,926,580 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:48:04 AM Ignore BillHeatherL Report Abuse keep on drilling
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,984 Points:787,580 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:47:53 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse What is the risk?
GasholeMI Champion Author Lansing Posts:10,149 Points:1,720,240 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:47:18 AM Ignore GasholeMI Report Abuse Hard for the average person to determine the pros and cons due to the politics of fracking.
buzzieNY Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,903 Points:637,505 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:46:44 AM Ignore buzzieNY Report Abuse There seems to be more oil in the US than ever before.
techque Champion Author St. Louis Posts:8,665 Points:2,421,580 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:45:56 AM Ignore techque Report Abuse proceed but cautiously and safely.
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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,953 Points:754,120 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:41:06 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse Michigan needs this kind of economic diversity. Texas realized it in the '70's and diversified from a mostly one industry based economy (oil).
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sdiddydaddy Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,101 Points:397,145 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 9:38:43 AM Ignore sdiddydaddy Report Abuse I guess those of us in Michigan get to experience fracking up close and personal now.
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