It is no wonder people are worried about the UCG process when...

It is no wonder people are worried about the UCG process when the media presents them with strange stories about how the process works.
Does CNX use fracking before they ignite the coal? I thought they had no need, only to remove water before ignition occurs.
Anyway this is a bit about Linc Energy and what the public are being told by the media.


The Queensland mines department told the ABC it had identified "compliance issues" with the plant in January 2008 including that the company had begun construction without the required licence and problems with the slab.
But it said these issues had later been resolved.
It had "no current concerns for the safety of workers or visitors in relation to the site".
In underground coal gasification, coal seams are burned underground after pathways are created, usually by injecting water under high pressure in a process called "fracking".
The gases given off are then processed into fuel or other products.
Mr Orford told investigators that in December 2007 Linc ignited the underground coal seam as a trial, but it was a dangerous failure because the company had used air instead of water for the fracking.
The Queensland mines department told the ABC it had identified "compliance issues" with the plant in January 2008 including that the company had begun construction without the required licence and problems with the slab.
But it said these issues had later been resolved.
It had "no current concerns for the safety of workers or visitors in relation to the site".
In underground coal gasification, coal seams are burned underground after pathways are created, usually by injecting water under high pressure in a process called "fracking".
The gases given off are then processed into fuel or other products.
Mr Orford told investigators that in December 2007 Linc ignited the underground coal seam as a trial, but it was a dangerous failure because the company had used air instead of water for the fracking.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-...unsafe-and-illegal'-equipment:-orford/7509282

The media is a powerful force and if used to deceive people they should be held more accountable.