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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is a nightmare. Often the word ‘fracking’ itself raises a lot of concerns‚ protests‚ and controversies. Environmentalists and the general public who are not aware of the facts and statistics about fracking‚ what’s called the bigger picture‚ often tend to think that fracking is a major concern and its impact on environment and in the sector of public health is disturbing. While it is the responsibility of the citizens to analyze and understand the reality of fracking‚ it is also the duty of the government
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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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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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vegetative layer are stripped back until the bed rock is exposed. Explosives are used to break the rock apart so it can be crushed into individual grains. The sand then needs to be processed by washing to with water and chemicals before being shipped to fracking sites. My first concern about frac sand mining is health issues resulting from changes in the air and water quality from frac sand mining. The process of breaking up and crushing the bedrock releases particulates of dust into the air. This dust
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