underground methane tries to get to the Earth surface

Tags: fossil fuel, fracking, methane
Categories: Pseudo-explanations

An example of anthropomorphism in a scientist's explanation:

"If you are a bubble of methane, and you are trying to get up to the surface, the easiest route might be the bore hole, rather than going through layers and layers of rock"

Professor Richard Davies

Professor Richard Davies (Energy Geosciences, Newcastle University) was being interviewed on an episode ('Fracking science') of BBC Inside Science

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.