Is 'fracking' morally wrong?

Before going any further I must express my hydraulic fracturing rant - There is no 'k' in frac'ing. IMHO it's just the opposite. Without hydraulic fracturing, the world would be about 90% poorer and further behind in living comforts all around. read more

Fracking is not for the Common Good’ It has no ‘social licence’ and if it is imposed, then democracy will be further undermined. Such is the seriousness of carbon emissions that there would need to be a strong moral case in favour of developing a shale gas industry in the UK, rather than establishing a moral case against. read more

Before going any further I must express my hydraulic fracturing rant - There is no ‘k’ in frac’ing. IMHO it’s just the opposite. Without hydraulic fracturing, the world would be about 90% poorer and further behind in living comforts all around. read more

Fracking, which is short for ‘hydraulic fracturing,’ refers to a method of recovering oil and gas from shale rock. Here is how it works. An oil company would drill down and then push under great pressure liquids sideways into oil and gas-rich shale rock. read more

Fracking is being promoted as part of the delusion that climate change is not really as serious as the science indicates. Or that it can be solved without significant changes in our way of life. The problem is not that the science is wrong, but that it is inconvenient! That is a moral issue. read more

Krieger, the editor, says the tension between energy advocates and anti-fracking activists is becoming more apparent. As long as both sides restrict themselves to arguing, that’s fine. Calling for violence, though, is fracking wrong. read more