Mathew Lee5/27/14 Chemistry Fracking Essay Fracking is a very controversial topic of conversation that’s has been around for years‚ but has just recently reached the forefront of the environmental scene because of increase in its activity and added opposition against this controversial topic of retrieving natural gas. Fracking is defined as the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure
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Hydro-Fracking for Natural Gas Hydraulic fracking or hydro-fracking is the fracturing of rock to extract natural gases from the ground. To fracture the rock and extract the natural gases‚ a large amount of water‚ combined with chemicals‚ is pumped into the ground at high pressures to open up existing fractures. After this process‚ the gas can flow freely into the drilled gas well. However‚ Hydro-fracking should not be used because it destroys the land‚ air‚ water‚ and the health of the people.
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fire. Fracking is a system utilized to extract natural gases from the earth. First‚ we must understand how hydraulic fracking works. Fracking is a process in which millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals get injected underground at a high pressure. The pressure acts as mini earthquakes to fracture the ground allowing the gas to flow more freely (Ehrenberg‚ 2012). These wells being drilled are in locations that were previously inaccessible to conventional drilling. Fracking is controversial
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Chris Hammons Enviro Science 3/24/13 Position paper Fracking Introduction Todays energy demands are at an all time high‚ and with that comes all time high prices at the pump. That is why we in America and in parts of the world are focusing on a relatively new process to obtain natural gas called “fracking”. Fracking is a very controversial process that we use to obtain natural gas. Fracking has pros and cons like any topic‚ but what I’m trying to find is if one side drastically outweighs
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Fracking is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside. A well is dug a mile or two into the ground and lined with cement. Each gas well requires an average of 400 tanker trucks to carry water and supplies to and from the site. (2) Each fracking job can take anywhere from one to eight million gallons of water. The water is mixed with sand and chemicals to create fracking fluid. About 40‚000 gallons
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Economic Boom (2013) and eleven other business books. He won the Gerald Loeb Award‚ a recognition of excellence in journalism‚ especially in the fields of business‚ finance and the economy.1 Morris defines hydraulic fracturing‚ more commonly known as fracking‚ as the process to extract gas from naturally occurring underground deposits of shale by injecting a mix of water and chemicals through directional drilling which forces open fissures in the rock and releases methane gas.2 In recent years‚ high production
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Dear editor of the local paper‚ As the mayor of the town‚ I find fracking to be a beneficial factor to us. Even though fracking isn’t a completely safe way to obtain natural gas‚ I believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Because our town is small‚ it is important to come up with ways to make our community expand and develop. By fracking‚ we’ll be able to create more jobs and increase the employment rates. Research had shown that in Watford City in Western North Dakota the employment
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Fracking Predict: How might fracking economically impact the country in the near and far future? In the near future the increased need for natural gases will have provided lots of jobs and will have opened up work for many people. The USA is now getting the natural gas we need from our country. Between 2007 and 2011 the amount of natural gas imports could be decreased by 25%. In the far future‚ natural gas prices will have dropped because of the now increasing supply. Also it was stated in the
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Stop Fracking With the rising global energy demand‚ shale gas has been considered as the next big thing for energy producers. Fracking is a technology use to extract that natural gas stored deep underground. Although fracking can collect plenty of natural gases‚ it has left a number of very serious impacts both on the environment and human health. Air pollution‚ water contamination and threaten human health are the consequences caused by fracking. Air pollution problem is so obvious for the communities
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the advantages and disadvantages of fracking. For example: The resources that can be discovered by the use of fracking‚ but also the danger that it can have on a water supply. The purpose is to allow people to be as informed as possible if ever fronted with the decision of fracking Point of view: My point of view is that everyone should be informed going into this decision and that all positives and negatives should be weighed into making a decision about fracking. I don’t have a personal point of
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