Fracking announced for Belcoo

Autonomous Cowherd · 30-05-2014 04:30PM #1

Tamboran have announced that they are to drill a shale gas well in the old quarry in Belcoo, just across the river from Blacklion, Co Cavan.
Details here...just spreading the word. Do not sit on the fence.
https://thegasmancometh.wordpress.com/

wendell borton · 30-05-2014 04:38PM

Say goodbye to community togetherness Belcoo. These resource companies always seem to use a divide and conquer policy towards the communities they set up in.

Ruu · 30-05-2014 04:39PM

Frack sake!

theKillerBite · 30-05-2014 04:41PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

Tamboran have announced that they are to drill a shale gas well in the old quarry in Belcoo, just across the river from Blacklion, Co Leitrim.

About time

Celly Smunt · 30-05-2014 04:41PM

What is worse, the fracking or the hippies the fracking will attract?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-05-2014 04:43PM

About time. We need a domestic source of fuel. If we don't tap the resources in Leitrim it will just be drilled for from the Northern side anyway.

Duckworth_Luas · 30-05-2014 04:43PM

All this has happened before, and all this will happen again.

darkpagandeath · 30-05-2014 04:44PM

Maybe this is what happens when you start screaming about wind farms and using other means to generate power I know witch one I would rather have in my area...

Autonomous Cowherd · 30-05-2014 04:45PM

wendell borton wrote: »

Say goodbye to community togetherness Belcoo. These resource companies always seem to use a divide and conquer policy towards the communities they set up in.

The vast majority here seem either vehemently opposed or of the can't be bothered to think variety.
the fact is one only has to look at externals like vast road networks cutting swathes through rural communities, the factual increase experienced in other parts of the world of sexual violence and drug culture as migrant labour is shipped in to operate these wells, (not to mention the vast evidence that exists of contamination of water table and increase in seismic activity) to be opposed. but some will sit on the fence anyways and look on as the government gives away their mother earth to this savagery.
i will be away for weekend and plugged out..so i was just passing on the word. Get ready.

theKillerBite · 30-05-2014 04:47PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

The vast majority here seem either vehemently opposed or of the can't be bothered to think variety.
the fact is one only has to look at externals like vast road networks cutting swathes through rural communities, the factual increase experienced in other parts of the world of sexual violence and drug culture as migrant labour is shipped in to operate these wells, (not to mention the vast evidence that exists of contamination of water table and increase in seismic activity) to be opposed. but some will sit on the fence anyways and look on as the government gives away their mother earth to this savagery.
i will be away for weekend and plugged out..so i was just passing on the word. Get ready.

LOL

AnonoBoy · 30-05-2014 04:47PM

Fracking.

There goes the neighbourhood, town, county.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-05-2014 04:48PM

Your concern is that those working at the drilling will bring sexual violence and drug abuse? Oh sweet lord!

Mr_Red · 30-05-2014 04:49PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

Tamboran have announced that they are to drill a shale gas well in the old quarry in Belcoo, just across the river from Blacklion, Co Leitrim.
Details here...just spreading the word. Do not sit on the fence.

You see..... no one gives a toss about what happens in Co Leitrim.

I believe they do human experiments in Co Leitrim

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-05-2014 04:49PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Fracking.

There goes the neighbourhood, town, county.

But it's only Leitrim!

Autonomous Cowherd · 30-05-2014 04:50PM

Jensen Raspy Switch wrote: »

Your concern is that those working at the drilling will bring sexual violence and drug abuse? Oh sweet lord!

No. It is one of the consequences proven elsewhere. Google it for those who are amusing themselves with the idea. it is the least of my concerns personally when |i think of the environmental degradation but go ahead and laugh. it is a factual consequence in US neighbourhoods. Wow im pretty amazed at the level of assholism on this board..now I'm ''lol''ing

wendell borton · 30-05-2014 04:52PM

Jensen Raspy Switch wrote: »

About time. We need a domestic source of fuel. If we don't tap the resources in Leitrim it will just be drilled for from the Northern side anyway.

We have plenty of resources without resorting to putting the greater resource that is the Shannon at risk. Agriculture is our biggest industry that was many waste products that can be used to produce energy.

darkpagandeath · 30-05-2014 04:53PM

wendell borton wrote: »

We have plenty of resources without resorting to putting the greater resource that is the Shannon at risk. Agriculture is our biggest industry that was many waste products that can be used to produce energy.

Ah I see and of these what ones are commercially viable ?

Mr. CooL ICE · 30-05-2014 04:54PM

What is fracking? Is that the one that fills our rivers with oestrogen?

Mint Sauce · 30-05-2014 04:56PM

Mr_Red wrote: »

You see..... no one gives a toss about what happens in Co Leitrim.

I believe they do human experiments in Co Leitrim

Jensen Raspy Switch wrote: »

But it's only Leitrim!

Belcoo is in Fermanagh. Which the county them selves are also generally against fracking.

darkpagandeath · 30-05-2014 04:56PM

LordChessington wrote: »

What is fracking? Is that the one that fills our rivers with oestrogen?

No No tis the one that puts fluoride, Anti depressants so on so forth

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-05-2014 04:58PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

No. It is one of the consequences proven elsewhere. Google it for those who are amusing themselves with the idea. it is the least of my concerns personally when |i think of the environmental degradation but go ahead and laugh. it is a factual consequence in US neighbourhoods. Wow im pretty amazed at the level of assholism on this board..now I'm ''lol''ing

You do realise that this story all started with a website called Vice who also ran stories that Nigerians are injecting themselves with a cream to make them white, that Catholics go for exorcism for healing rather than to doctors, that a guy ate his own hip as art...
You might want to get some credible sources.

ajjmk · 30-05-2014 04:58PM

Jensen Raspy Switch wrote: »

But it's only Leitrim!

This opinion really boils my blood, "Oh, it's only Leitrim".
Leitrim is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled counties in Ireland, and relies heavily on tourism to bring money and employment into the locality.
Not only is fracking extremely dangerous to the environment (wrt the chemicals used during the extraction process), but it is also an extremely unsightly process.

I can't see tourists travelling to see the extraction rigs of Leitrim

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-05-2014 05:01PM

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Belcoo is in Fermanagh. Which the county them selves are also generally against fracking.

The town land is in Leitrim as well. Hence the planning application is for Belcoo Leitrim.

hadoken13 · 30-05-2014 05:03PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

No. It is one of the consequences proven elsewhere. Google it for those who are amusing themselves with the idea. it is the least of my concerns personally when |i think of the environmental degradation but go ahead and laugh. it is a factual consequence in US neighbourhoods. Wow im pretty amazed at the level of assholism on this board..now I'm ''lol''ing

Seriously? Google results with less than creditable news sources - anyone could write and do write these articles. I read a National Geographic article on Fracking in the US and there was no mention of this.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-05-2014 05:03PM

ajjmk wrote: »

This opinion really boils my blood, "Oh, it's only Leitrim".
Leitrim is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled counties in Ireland, and relies heavily on tourism to bring money and employment into the locality.
Not only is fracking extremely dangerous to the environment (wrt the chemicals used during the extraction process), but it is also an extremely unsightly process.

I can't see tourists travelling to see the extraction rigs of Leitrim

Sarcasm radar broken is it?

Autonomous Cowherd · 30-05-2014 05:03PM

Jensen Raspy Switch wrote: »

You do realise that this story all started with a website called Vice who also ran stories that Nigerians are injecting themselves with a cream to make them white, that Catholics go for exorcism for healing rather than to doctors, that a guy ate his own hip as art...
You might want to get some credible sources.

Uhm, actually if you have log in facilities at Tamboran's own web site it is there. And as for Vice being disreputable, I cannot say so. I am only a tad familiar with their work, but I have seen some good journalism there. if you want your news cut up into small digestible pieces by the main stream media and insist on denigrating anything that is a bit beyond your ken or zone of comfort then by all means soak up the so-called news you are drip fed as ''truth''. Though those stories sound silly that you have quoted, as far as i know they are actually true..hahah...people are kerrazy out there...lol.

theKillerBite · 30-05-2014 05:04PM

ajjmk wrote: »

I can't see tourists travelling to see the extraction rigs of Leitrim

They'll go for the sex and drugs the fracking will bring

Autonomous Cowherd · 30-05-2014 05:05PM

theKillerBite wrote: »

They'll go for the sex and drugs the fracking will bring

Actually i think i will ask a Mod to close this thread if that's possible. The level of stupidity here is too high. Go back to sleep.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-05-2014 05:06PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

Though those stories sound silly that you have quoted, as far as i know they are actually true..hahah...people are kerrazy out there...lol.

Oh people are crazy alright.

It's deciding which ones they are is the problem.

md23040 · 30-05-2014 05:08PM

ajjmk wrote: »

This opinion really boils my blood, "Oh, it's only Leitrim".
Leitrim is one of the most beautiful, unspoiled counties in Ireland, and relies heavily on tourism to bring money and employment into the locality.
Not only is fracking extremely dangerous to the environment (wrt the chemicals used during the extraction process), but it is also an extremely unsightly process.

I can't see tourists travelling to see the extraction rigs of Leitrim

There's plenty of space and bugger all people - frack away, as long as it efficiently taps natural resources, complies with EU regulations and provides tax revenue. It hasn't done America's tourist industry any harm, and it's a country that has become energy independent because of it, and soon will be an exporter through LNG port terminals.

Should it lead to gas at half its current price, like in Uncle Sam compared to Europe, then tear away - better than relying on Russians and Arabs with their unstable situations/supply/price hikes.

Santa Cruz · 30-05-2014 05:09PM

Autonomous Cowherd wrote: »

The vast majority here seem either vehemently opposed or of the can't be bothered to think variety.
the fact is one only has to look at externals like vast road networks cutting swathes through rural communities, the factual increase experienced in other parts of the world of sexual violence and drug culture as migrant labour is shipped in to operate these wells, (not to mention the vast evidence that exists of contamination of water table and increase in seismic activity) to be opposed. but some will sit on the fence anyways and look on as the government gives away their mother earth to this savagery.
i will be away for weekend and plugged out..so i was just passing on the word. Get ready.

It's not exactly a Garth Brooks concert

Fracking announced for Belcoo

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