Re-posting these snippets.... IMPORTANT STUFF! minimal regulation, an exchange of letters with government agencies has revealed..... letters seen by the Guardian between Cuadrilla, Mike Hill - a former oil and gas engineer with experience of fracking, and DECC, EA, and the HSE, shows that no government body has overall responsibility for monitoring the industry. The recent energy and climate change select committee inquiry into shale gas did not consider tightening regulations, citing a lack of resources. • Companies are not expected to monitor, measure or analyse the polluted liquids that come back up the boreholes and must be disposed of elsewhere. Engineers contacted by the Guardian said self-regulation was not enough to avoid problems. If ever an industry needed tight regulation then this is it, said one. What about verifying the well design? What about ensuring no flow of gasses or liquids up to the surface? What about asking for the cement bond logs to be done, [something] even the exploration company thinks is necessary. theguardian/environment/2011/sep/23/fracking-industry-minimal-regulation-uk
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 07:39:11 +0000