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"The idea of creating jobs and reducing our dependence on traditional fuels is appealing, but at what cost? It is not worth jeopardising our children’s future. I can see three problems that, while they remain unresolved, will prevent me from supporting exploration. The first relates to water consumption, which is very important because it involves millions of cubic metres. The second problem is the pollution risks from the chemicals used for groundwater near wells. The last problem is the earth tremors caused by hydraulic fracturing. These can happen when the vibrations it causes encounter natural faults. The disturbance can then release existing tensions. There does not really seem to be a serious alternative to hydraulic fracturing today. Tests have been carried out in the United States with pressurised air instead of water, and in Canada with liquefied propane gas (LPG). Fracturing using electric arcs, which has been the subject of patents, is only at the experimental stage. I am therefore not opposed to exploration, but I am very much opposed to the types of exploration currently proposed."@en1

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