"Modern high-volume hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to enable the extraction of natural gas or oil from shale and other forms of “tight” rock (in other words, impermeable rock formations that lock in oil and gas and make fossil fuel production difficult). Large quantities of water, chemicals, and sand are blasted into these formations at pressures high enough to crack the rock": https://www.oklahomaminerals.com/fracking-101
@purplepadma #today having had my last night out before Christmas yesterday I *may* actually get some of my #research done, though first I shall mess around trying to chart our new post-#fossilGas #electricity #loadProfile as one does...
A small number of people, mostly politicians and the #gas industry for whom they work, are hijacking the discussion.
Already,
"Twenty-one states, many with GOP-controlled legislatures, have passed laws to prevent cities from prohibiting gas use in buildings. The gas industry has also paid Instagram influencers to gush about the benefits of cooking with gas, an effort to hook younger consumers on the fuel."
#methane #FossilGas #stoves
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/11/gas-stoves-fossil-fuels-climate/
"Natural #gas stoves, which are used in about 40% of homes in the US, emit air #pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter at levels the EPA and World Health Organization have said are unsafe and linked to respiratory illness, cardiovascular problems, cancer, and other health conditions."
#ChildhoodAsthma #ParticulatePollution #FossilGas
https://time.com/6245607/us-consumer-safety-commission-considers-gas-stove-ban/
