The Benefits Of Fracking

“Natural gas has an important role to play in the Northeast region and in our nation’s overall energy future.” Ed Rendell (NY Daily News). Fracking is a great way of getting natural gas; without fracking we wouldn’t have the gas need for energy like heating and power generation. Although Fracking makes pollution worse, it has many positive effects on people’s lives. Fracking is a way to get natural gas; natural gas is a cleaner source of energy. Another way fracking is good is it helps increase job opportunities which seems to be a problem all throughout America. Since fracking helps collect natural gas, it is helping collect a more efficient energy source, and natural gas is a more reliable, and efficient energy source. Although it makes pollution
There are many ways to get energy; natural gas, and it is a better cleaner source. According to Ed Rendell “natural gas has half the carbon emission and no sulfur dioxide, mercury or particulate matter” (NY Daily News). People used other resources like wood and coal for fuel, heating, and power generation. Although wood was a used for power generation and space heating in the 1800s, coal has more heat per pound, and the amount of energy produced was more than what wood produced. Although coal and wood are good, reliable sources, natural gas is cleaner. According to the article History of Energy Use in the United States “natural gas was cleaner fuels than coal and it was easier to transport, store and handle in many applications” (geology). Fracking is a great way to get natural gas, and has helped the citizens of the United States by increasing job
As fracking can help get natural gas, it puts harsh chemicals in the air. In the town of Dish is in Texas, there has been toxic chemical brewing in the air from “cracked Barnett Shale more than two kilometers beneath the surface” said David Biello (Scientific American). Also fracking has created water pollution; water pollution is from leaks in wells that are poorly cased. David Biello states that “leaks from badly cased wells contaminated drinking water wells—and one even exploded” which shows that when things are not done properly problems can occur (Scientific American). Since fracking fluid is made up of a high percentage of water, contains many harmful chemicals, and this creates water pollution. “U.S News” confirms that “Water makes up an overwhelmingly high percentage of fracking fluid”, and “about 750 chemicals that have also been used in the process,” which shows why everyone thinks fracking is bad for the environment (is Fracking a Good Idea?). Although fracking has created these types of pollution, it has also helped America’s economy, and saved America a lot of money.
This shows that fracking is good, and that it is a good way to get natural gas. Also, this paragraph states that there are outcomes that are not beneficial, but there are some that are very beneficial. While fracking is good because it provides jobs, makes it easier to get natural gases and helps collect a more efficient