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Fossil Fuels Flashcards

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What are the security of energy supply?

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2/3 uk domestic energy met my natural gas

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How much shale rock is under Britain?

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1300 trillion cubic feet of shale rock

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3
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How much is it a clean source?

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60% less co2 than coal

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4
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Job creation?

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24,000 uk jobs

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5
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Is it cheaper than coal?

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Yes

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6
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How much water is used?

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4 million litres of clean water per fracking station

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7
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Water contamination?

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Not in uk yet contains radioactive uranium and thorium

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Earthquakes?

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2018 Blackpool 0.5 magnitude

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9
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How does it it affect house prices?

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It lowers them

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10
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How much methane compared to co2?

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25x warming power compared to co2

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