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16 October 2011

Greensill Calls for an Independent Inquiry to the Dangers of Fracking

Angeline Greensill, MANA spokesperson for the Environment supports Gisborne councillor Manu Caddies call for the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to undertake an independent inquiry into fracking, before its use in New Zealand becomes widespread.

“The problem with fracking” says Greensill “is that it has lead to contamination of water supplies that communities depend on, and lead to mini-earthquakes due to underground explosions.

Angeline Greensill says MANA has a number of policies which specifically address these issues including the banning of fracking, cancelling of deep sea oil exploration and drilling, demanding that polluters pay to clean up the impacts of their activities.

Authorised by Angeline Greensill, 65 Ellicott Road, Hamilton.

WIKIPEDIA: Hydraulic fracturing is the propagation of fractures in a rock layer caused by the presence of a pressurized fluid. Hydraulic fractures may form naturally, as in the case of veins or dikes, or may be man-made in order to release petroleum, natural gas, coal seam gas, or other substances for extraction, where the technique is often called fracking[a] or hydrofracing.[1] This type of fracturing, known colloquially as a frack job (or frac job),[2][3] is done from a wellbore drilled into reservoir rock formations. The energy from the injection of a highly-pressurized fluid, such as water, creates new channels in the rock which can increase the extraction rates and ultimate recovery of fossil fuels. The fracture width is typically maintained after the injection by introducing a proppant into the injected fluid. Proppant is a material, such as grains of sand, ceramic, or other particulates, that prevent the fractures from closing when the injection is stopped.

The practice of hydraulic fracturing has come under scrutiny internationally due to concerns about the environment, health and safety, and has been suspended or banned in some countries.[

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