02-17-2014, 10:22 AM
"Pete - there is geothermal without fracking, (includes most geothermal worldwide and all the geothermal in Hawaii thus far), and then there's geothermal with fracking (aka enhanced geothermal systems or EGS). A fracking ban would merely constrain geothermal to the traditional, frack-free kind. Why do you want the unnecessary hazards of fracking in Hawaii?"
Russell,
Why do you insist on passing a bill that has no relevance here? This is a total waste of time and money.
I spend half of the year in Ohio in a county that has over 300 gas wells that have been drilled and fracked in the last few years..Two of the wells are within 1/2 mile of my house and there has been no downside.My well is fine my lake has water in it and I see no hazards.
A few unfortunate mistakes were made in other states early on but those problems have been corrected.There are over 35,000 producing gas and oil wells in Ohio and only one has caused a problem.It was an injection well used to get rid of fracking fluid and caused some minor earthquakes.It was shut down and the problem stopped.
If you want to take on a problem why not come up with a way to take care of our injection wells in Hawaii?
"During the past two decades in Hawaii, more than 500 injection
wells for the disposal of domestic sewage wastewater have been constructed and operated. Thus far, contamination of potable groundwater supplies has not been a problem. Many of the injection wells, however, have not performed as designed "
Russell,
Why do you insist on passing a bill that has no relevance here? This is a total waste of time and money.
I spend half of the year in Ohio in a county that has over 300 gas wells that have been drilled and fracked in the last few years..Two of the wells are within 1/2 mile of my house and there has been no downside.My well is fine my lake has water in it and I see no hazards.
A few unfortunate mistakes were made in other states early on but those problems have been corrected.There are over 35,000 producing gas and oil wells in Ohio and only one has caused a problem.It was an injection well used to get rid of fracking fluid and caused some minor earthquakes.It was shut down and the problem stopped.
If you want to take on a problem why not come up with a way to take care of our injection wells in Hawaii?
"During the past two decades in Hawaii, more than 500 injection
wells for the disposal of domestic sewage wastewater have been constructed and operated. Thus far, contamination of potable groundwater supplies has not been a problem. Many of the injection wells, however, have not performed as designed "