Should fracking be banned yes because fracking is dangerous and toxic to the wildlife from the national forests‚ national parks‚ and public towns? The national forests and national parks are going to be destroyed by fracking wellpads‚ waste pit‚ compressors‚ pipelines‚ noisy machinery‚ and thousands of truck trips to every location in America from fracking. Now fracking will be far away from the national parks and national forests‚ for example‚ some workers will have some types of health problems
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the executive director of the Sierra Club‚ I am in full support of The Exploratory Fracking and Extraction act. I would like to express concerns associated with hydraulic fracturing‚ or fracking‚ on behalf of the Sierra Club. Critical problems that are commonly brought to attention are: contamination of water supplies‚ seismic activity caused by fracking‚ and it worsens the current condition of the climate. Fracking wells inject water‚ sand‚ and chemicals deep into the ground to mine natural gas
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hydraulic fracking is good for the environment because it puts toxic waste into the ground‚ contaminates water supplies and the accidental spills lead to much devastation‚ and even our groundwater gets contaminated. Toxic waste from the hydraulic fracking is one of the worst things that is happening as of right now. Fracturing fluid chemicals are known to cause cancer and they sometimes use the fracturing fluid for flowback. The flowback of fracturing enters the air easily. Hydraulic fracking contaminates
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Fracturing: Benefits of Shale Gas Fracking Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is a sixty-year-old industry; however‚ in recent years availability and innovative fracking processes have created a boom‚ rendering the U.S. economy less vulnerable to alarming oil prices. “In 2009‚ the United States finally outpaced Russia to become the world’s top natural gas producer” (Walker). And now the nation enjoys many benefits inclusive but not limited to lower fuel prices. When done well‚ fracking provides energy security
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natural gas is easy retrieve‚ cheap and clean burning. However‚ these commercials fail to explain that one of the processes of retrieving natural gas‚ or hydraulic fracturing‚ is extremely harmful to the environment. Hydraulic fracturing‚ or “fracking”‚ is the process of injecting millions of gallons of water into the ground to crack shale rock around a gas well. When the shale rocks around the wells are cracked‚ it allows natural gas‚ specifically methane‚ to flow into the wells. To fracture
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propagation of fractures in a rock layer caused by the presence of a pressurized fluid. (wiki 2011). This occurs naturally in nature‚ but the Hydraulic fracturing that I will speak of in this paper is a process being used by gas companies nationwide. Fracking is currently regulated by the EPA under the clean water act of 2005 (EPA.gov). However‚ this only partially governs the methods of injecting fluids and the retrieval of such fluids into the earth. It does not govern the types of chemicals that
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Will Fracking Suffocate Earth?! Student Name: Pang Jian Jie (JJ) Student Number: 21373411 Tutorial Day/Time: Friday/12-2pm Tutor’s Name: Luis Parra Avila Word Count: 967 Hydraulic fracturing‚ also commonly known as “fracking”‚ is a method often used nowadays to extract natural gas. The process starts when a steel pipe casing is inserted into the drilled well bore. Tiny holes are made in the pipe in order to let the fracturing fluid flow into the zones which contain oil or gas. Eventually‚
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http://www.gallup.com/poll/142409/record-surge-positive-ratings-auto-industry.aspx Shell (2011) Sustainability Report 2011‚ released April 2012. J. du Toit (2011‚ last update 31 Jan) Fracking the Karoo – People say No‚ last accessed 4 May‚ 2012‚ from http://www.karoospace.co.za/karoo-space-magazine/talking-point/100-fracking-the-karoo-the-people-say-no A. Martinez (2012‚ last update 3 March) Moneyweb: Report on South Africa Gas flawed‚ last accessed 6 May‚ 2012‚ from http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page292520
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Many concerned Filipinos have their own opinions about the Constitution and the government of the Philippines. Mostly‚ it’s about the amendments that they would like to see in our Constitution. But these amendments cannot push through without undergoing Charter Change. A Constitutional Reform in the Philippines‚ also known as Charter Change‚ is the political and legal process needed to amend the current 1987 Constitution. However‚ amendments can be proposed by one of the three methods: People’s
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Refutation Essay In Bill Freeman’s “Fracking is not harmful to the environment‚” the author identifies that hydraulic fracturing as a technology used to gained to energy independent by extraction of natural gases from underground. However‚ fracking should not be permitted because it plays a leading role in the destruction of the environment as well as contribute to climate change. According to him‚ there have being no evidence that connects to fossil fuels as a cause to global warming. In contrast
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