Why Fracking Is Wrong
Fracking, what’s wrong with the US. To start off, Fracking is a reason development that uses water pressure to bust through rocks and pump oil out of the ground, which is cheaper than overseas oil transport. First, fracking is a waste of good resources like water, and uses harmful chemicals. Second, not only is it waste of resources it destroys resources land and the air that were not effecting in the first place. Fracking is a dangerous game that is a short solution to a big problem.
“Each fracking job requires anywhere from one to eight million gallons of water.” (Salmon City Post 35) Imagine how many people that water could supply across the globe. In addition, there are around 600 different chemicals used, like mercury and uranium. Most
important of all, “more than 1000 documented cases of drinking water contamination next to drilling sites has caused sensory respiration, and neurological damage to nearby residence.” (Salmon City Post 35)
Chemicals are just the beginning to the real issue, air pollution is another big factor in the huge list of problem with fracking. Furthermore, “each fracking well requires 400 tanker trucks to carry water and other supplies to and from the cites, creating air pollution.” (Salmon City Post 35) Moreover, fracking leaves fluids in the drilling pipes to be evaporated into the atmosphere causing acid rain.
On the contrary, fracking is cheap and reduces the prices of fuel tremendously. With this in mind, it also supports millions of more jobs helping the economy. “The increase availability of U.S. energy at low prices has made many companies rethink their strategies of locating abroad, and others to return to this country.
In conclusion, there are many different options than fracking especially as the U.S. and many other country’s are converting over to clean energy. Fracking needs to be beter regulated and only in non-populated areas. The dangers of fracking and waste of clean water are very real and should not be swept under the rug. No amount of cheap energy is worth risking our planet or health.
“Each fracking job requires anywhere from one to eight million gallons of water.” (Salmon City Post 35) Imagine how many people that water could supply across the globe. In addition, there are around 600 different chemicals used, like mercury and uranium. Most
important of all, “more than 1000 documented cases of drinking water contamination next to drilling sites has caused sensory respiration, and neurological damage to nearby residence.” (Salmon City Post 35)
Chemicals are just the beginning to the real issue, air pollution is another big factor in the huge list of problem with fracking. Furthermore, “each fracking well requires 400 tanker trucks to carry water and other supplies to and from the cites, creating air pollution.” (Salmon City Post 35) Moreover, fracking leaves fluids in the drilling pipes to be evaporated into the atmosphere causing acid rain.
On the contrary, fracking is cheap and reduces the prices of fuel tremendously. With this in mind, it also supports millions of more jobs helping the economy. “The increase availability of U.S. energy at low prices has made many companies rethink their strategies of locating abroad, and others to return to this country.
In conclusion, there are many different options than fracking especially as the U.S. and many other country’s are converting over to clean energy. Fracking needs to be beter regulated and only in non-populated areas. The dangers of fracking and waste of clean water are very real and should not be swept under the rug. No amount of cheap energy is worth risking our planet or health.