Well, what do we think of this then?

[rebbonk]

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Source : Coventry Telegraph (http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/huge-plan-drill-coal-deep-5712012)

[cathidaw]

I haven't heard much about the possibility of ground collapse in any of these reports lately. Extracting gas leaves a gap. When the underground settles-as it will eventually-even if it's a good number of years hence, what then.?
The amount taken will be collossal. Remember the so- called Earthquakes. Many archaeologists agree, but who is listening?