Geologists Say UK Shale Deposits Hold Vast Energy Reserves 241
fishmike writes with this news snipped from a Reuters story: "Britain may have enough offshore shale gas to catapult it into the top ranks of global producers, energy experts now believe, and while production costs are still very high, new U.S. technology should eventually make reserves commercially viable. UK offshore reserves of shale gas could exceed one thousand trillion cubic feet (tcf), compared to current rates of UK gas consumption of 3.5 tcf a year, or five times the latest estimate of onshore shale gas of 200 trillion cubic feet."
What about impact on environment (Score:5, Insightful)
Dig baby dig! (Score:2, Insightful)
Too late about climate change (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Dig baby dig! (Score:5, Insightful)
The only hope is to develop alternatives that do not require burning of precious resources for energy. Given the many irreplaceable uses that oil and gas have beyond energy, not investing enough into research of safe and plentiful alternatives seems like a much bigger folly than even tolerating Khamenei, Chavez or even Putkin.
Reserves != recoverable (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Cheaper lighting - more used (Score:5, Insightful)
More bulbs doesn't necessarily mean more light. In fact, targeted lighting can use less energy, because you don't need to shove 150w into the main light in order to illuminate every corner well enough, if those have their own lights (that are only turned on when needed).
Re:Where is this? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Fracking is here to stay. (Score:2, Insightful)
Just like slave labor from the Third World.