Dangers of Fracking People have been trying to get regulations on fracking for years now and some states will just not listen to the dangers to the drinking water that fracking brings. Using articles‚ political parties‚ and interest groups‚ this paper will explain the true dangers that fracking brings and why major regulations need to be put it place. Fracking‚ because it is a relatively new way to extract natural gas‚ is hardly regulated in the United States. Some say that there just isn’t enough
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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
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a. Description of fracking Fracking is often also called hydro fracking‚ hydraulic fracturing‚ shale oil or shale gas. This technology can be defined as the process of extraction of oil and gas by providing a of sand‚ water‚ and chemicals injected at high pressures vertically and horizontally to the bottom layer of rock in which oil and gas are trapped. Hillard Huntington et al.2013 Fracking was developed to get the remnants of oil contained in production wells‚ especially in old oil wells. This
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Fracking Essay Hydraulic fracturing also known as “Fracking” is a process where gas and oils are being released from some underground formations that are too difficult to mine on. Fluid made up of 8 millimeters of water‚ a lot of sand and about 200‚000 liters of chemicals are inserted into a deeply drilled spot at a high pressure to break the shale rock and to release natural gases. The sand keeps the holes from closing and the chemicals compress the water‚ kill off bacteria and dissolve the minerals
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You have probably come across the term ’fracking ’ in the news quite recently and perhaps wondered if the reality is as ugly as the word. There is an ever rising body of evidence‚ that there are inherent and unacceptably high environmental and health risks associated with coalbed methane and shale gas extraction - hydraulic fracturing (fracking). This is fast becoming a global issue happening in our own back gardens‚ it ’s contaminating our water supplies and tampering with mass food production
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In my opinion i think fracking is very bad‚ and the outcome is not worth the drawback. Most oil companies will obviously back up that fracking isn’t bad and that it has more benefits than drawbacks. Fracking might have tons of benefits but it’s not worth polluting the earth. There is also a lot of downfall fracking. One con fracking has is how much water it uses‚ each job uses 1 to 8 million gallons of water. One fracking job in Michigan used over 35 million gallons of water.Eventually freshwater
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Although there are some initial benefits to fracking‚ including more access to natural gas‚ more jobs‚ less dependence on other countries for gas and lower gas prices. What are the long term effects it will have? Is it worth the risk? Is this the new reality we are faced with or is there something that can be done before it is too late? These are just some of the issues I will discuss and address. However there
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The Bigger Picture of Fracking Reflection Katrina Iroegbu BADM 328 Professor Watts October 10‚ 2012 Abstract In recent times‚ hydraulic fracturing‚ “fracking” has been questioned as to its positive affects in the American society. Instead of purchasing natural resources from other countries‚ America wanted to produce their own natural resources‚ thus‚ the term fracturing came into existence. With this in mind‚ jobs are created‚ cleaner gas is in the ozone‚ money is saved for the countries
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The Cons of Fracking There is a new environmental concern on the horizon and it is something we need to pay attention to. Namely‚ hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking. Energy companies use hydrofracking to extract natural gas from the ground. For those that are not familiar with hydrofracking‚ a brief explanation is necessary. Hydraulic fracturing is a feat of engineering that allows us to extract natural gas from the deep layer of rock it is trapped in (Mooney‚ C. 2011). So is hydrofracking
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Cindy Hoang-Tran Professor Ducat English 101 13 Dec 2012 Gas Fracking Natural gas is extremely useful in our lives. We need natural gases to heat our houses and use microwave ovens‚ conventional ovens and stovetops. Because the economy currently isn’t well off – and hasn’t been recently – natural gases are now in higher demand for cheaper prices. Oil and gas drilling facilities are now making it possible for natural gases to be sold at extremely cheap prices and accessible amounts through the
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