FRACKING

The Next Bath Geol Soc Meeting is on April 4th during the first week of the Easter Holiday:

Shale Gas and Fracking

Roy Hartley, Consultant Petroleum Engineer & Bath Geological Society

Shale gas and fracking have appeared regularly in the news in the UK in the last two years. Two extreme views are portrayed - one that development of the UK's shale gas will make the country self sufficient with all the economic benefits that implies - the other is that fracking will pollute our water sources, increase greenhouse gas emissions and have other detrimental effects. 

I am pretty sure I can go, and will take a minibus if required. A sign up list will go up in my classroom.

In the meantime have a look at:
Trailer for Matt Damon Fracking feature film (Promised Land)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JQqLiZgDQI

The (infamous) fracking song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHQu3SeUwUI

Also see the Earth Science Guy blog (on the right)