tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post2516183712115343061..comments2024-03-29T00:06:31.386+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: Rotherham offered up for frackingTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-63630808678730760862015-09-02T17:06:28.780+01:002015-09-02T17:06:28.780+01:00I'm just going to leave this here. http://www....I'm just going to leave this here. http://www.techinsider.io/elon-musk-talks-fossil-fuels-with-wait-but-why-2015-8Ben Longdennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-42167597068136898002015-08-21T18:14:51.630+01:002015-08-21T18:14:51.630+01:00It is astonishing that, in order to improve energy...It is astonishing that, in order to improve energy security by extracting shale gas in the UK, our government has pulled back from other entry security improving measures - such as house insulation and renewable energy schemes. It also says local communities should have the final say on local wind farms but is threatening to pull planning decisions on fracking into central government. Baffling. <br />It pours billions of aid into fossil fuel exploration companies at the very time there is worldwide scientific consensus that we should keep fossil fuels in the ground, and withdraws funding from renewables. <br />Investors are beginning to sniff the prevailing wind; the Wellcome Trust lost around £175million last year as its fossil fuel investments lost value. <br />Shale gas will not reduce our energy bills, it will not have any significant impact on our energy security (better insulation and stopping exporting gas will) but it will put at risk our air, water, landscape and house values. <br />And as for jobs, it has been demonstrated that, per unit of energy, renewables create up to ten times the number of jobs as fossil fuel. So pushing shale gas is LIMITING jobs. <br />This 'dash for shale gas' is, quite frankly, inexplicably bonkers. David Burleynoreply@blogger.com