The use of hydraulic fracking has been around since the 1940’s to extract small batches of natural gas. It was not until 2003 that the fracking process started extracting large quantities of natural gas and oil. Today‚ there is major controversy over the idea that hydraulic fracturing may or may not be harmful to the earth. One side says it is safe to use hydraulic fracking‚ others state that it is dangerous to society. Many people believe fracking is harmful to the environment because it pollutes
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“Fracking” Hydraulic fracturing‚ also known as fracking‚ is the process of injecting a combination of sand‚ water‚ and chemicals with very high pressure into deep rock formations such as coal beds‚ shale‚ and tight sandstone to break up the rocks and release natural gas‚ an affordable energy source that helps to meet the continuously growing need of the world for power. This procedure has been being performed for decades ultimately causing some controversy about the benefits vs. the dangers
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reason for both of these effects is fracking. Hydraulic fracturing‚ as known as 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 (Dong). According to many recent research studies fracking is very harmful to the environment and shouldn’t be done here in Coppell‚ but how so? You need to understand the fracturing fluid that is used for fracking. The fluid from the hydraulic fracturing
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238 Is This Okay Hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking)‚ a way of obtaining natural gas that is used today‚ may cause cancer and may speed up global warming’s. Fracking injects a mix of water‚ "chemicals‚ sand‚ and other materials into layers of shale‚ a type of rock" (Source 1). The injection flows down a pipe that is going through the shale. To obtain the natural gas‚ the pressure in the pipe causes the rock around the pipe to crack‚ allowing natural gas to escape. Then‚ the gas flows
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According to Green garage‚ there are many pros and cons of fracking. The pros are that if any shortages are reached in oil or gas‚ fracking can help solve the problem by going deeper into the ground and releasing more than what would normally be obtainable. Another pro‚ is that air toxicity is reduced. In fracking‚ the water and other chemicals are injected down into the ground in cracks in the rock and it then enlarges the crack‚ allowing more gas or oil to be released thus not contaminating the
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William Fralin Library research paper Fracking-pros and cons Fracking has become a hotly debated issue across the United States. Fracking industry leaders highlight the benefits of Fracking. Health officials are concerned with the lack of long term use of chemicals in Fracking. Environmental groups protest the lack of regulations and the effects Fracking will have on the environment. Fracking‚ or Hydraulic fracturing is the process of breaking up shale underneath the earth’s
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serious damage. These earthquakes are caused by horizontal hydraulic fracking‚ which is used to get oil and natural gas out of the earth.Until we can make sure that fracking is safe we should ban it. Fracking has a negative effect on the environment. Fracking turns natural environment into pads‚roads pipelines and other infrastructures.The clearance in Pennsylvania of forest have lead to an increase of pollution.(“The Cost of Fracking”).To Chesapeake bay which suffers from nutrient generated dead zone
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Hydraulic Fracturing “Fracking‚” or hydraulic fracturing‚ is a controversial technology that was originally developed over 60 years ago. It allows us to obtain oil and hydrocarbons from otherwise inaccessible underground locations by drilling thousands of feet into the Earth and intentionally fracturing the shale. The oils and hydrocarbons are collected and then refined into pipeline quality natural gas. Natural gas is cleaner‚ more reliable‚ and more abundant than other fossil fuels. In recent
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What is fracking‚ Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water‚ sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. The process can be carried out vertically or‚ more commonly‚ by drilling horizontally to the rock layer and can create new pathways to release gas or can be used to extend existing channels. The term fracking refers
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discretion to operate independently of State government‚ (Davis‚ C.‚ 2012). Smaller municipalities under “general law” have less leeway to regulate industry decisions (Davis‚ C.‚ 2012). Buford suggested one of the benefits of Federal regulation of fracking “would bring uniformity to the industry and cause all states adhere to minimum standards of regulation (Buford‚ E.‚ 2012). Some states have also attempted to create more stringent regulations‚ Colorado drafted regulation that would require disclosure
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