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Fracking in Canterbury. OMG - It's Most of Canterbury!

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So when we have gas fields all over the red and green areas in about 5 years time, how will that be helping us to reduce our emissions by 50% in 2050? Earth to Dr Smith? http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?articleId=35726

Written in December 2011

Mark Osborne

You need to watch the DVD "GasLand" NZ should not be going down this path. Fracking kills landscapes dead and endangers residents. Say no to your local politition now!

Written in December 2011

flow in

time to frack parliament for good.

Written in December 2011

Sue

A protest needs to be organised. This is just out of control

Written in January

AndrewMackenna_ChCh_8024 0°

Laconic, articulate Josh Fox's documentary (Gasland) is the F6 storm warning and the first/last word on the horror of hydrofracturing, you get to know and care about the people and animals affected and you will thank fate that it is not us - yet. Hydrodraulic fracturing (the US model) uses approx. 596 chemicals (all proprietary) together with 1-7 million gallons of water per bore. The process returns 'produced water' which is toxic. The natural water table is shattered...mixing gas, frac-fluid and drinking water. With respect,earthquakes are the least concern; Canterbury has one of the world's purest aquifers, if not unique, it is abhorrent that this will be destroyed and then all you can do is set fire to it or make plastic from it. We need to organise. Andrew Mackenna, ChCh, NZ. 13/2/12

Written in February

becka

people say thay have already began fracking in the canterbury plains as theres talk about how those chemicals getting into the already fradgile cracks are causing the land to slip in places creating small movements in the ground,which then lead to pressure on the big crack causing more large earthquakes.my god we live in an unstable city and theyr planning on taking away the one thing we would like to think is stable...our water supply.if i had it my way they can shove that tax up their asses because i do not believe anything they do is to benifit the people,more like benifiting their back pockets!

Written in March

Mike Brunt 0°

I just left the USA after living there for 21 years, the state of drilling over there is maniacal and of course fracking is a major focal point. Gasland of course is filmed in the USA and the environmental damage being done is diabolical and tragic. We should do all that we can to stop the spread of fracking here in New Zealand.

Written in March

Larissa

How can they do this ? Christchurh has already suffered serious Earthquakes and now they want to do this ? No way this is wrong !!

Written in March

Howard

The oil companies still need to obtain resource consents to use water and to discharge waste from Fracking activities. Its the Cant Reg Council that is I think the last resort in halting this process here. I think it would be wise to let them know the feeling out there.

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