environmental groups‚ scientists‚ and average citizens have raised concerns about the true impact of hydraulic fracturing. So the question must be asked: What are the potential economic and security benefits of hydraulic fracturing‚ commonly known as fracking‚ and do they outweigh the negative environmental and health impacts of this practice? Commonsense‚ foundational regulation — based on the scientific process and not politics — should be instituted at the federal level to ensure that basic safety
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Film Critique The film ‘Gasland’ was made so that we are able to see the real effects of the fracking process on the environment and the complaints of citizens who are living in the area. Josh Fox had the option to lease his land to energy companies in exchange for a large sum of money. The energy industry has claimed that America has some of the largest natural gas reserves and it will be the energy of the future. Rather than simply signing the papers‚ he decided to go out and do his own research
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and question I’m tackling that I have progressed throughout my extended project. This research will show the reliability of the sources and how they are presented. It is sectioned into the different areas that I researched regarding whether or not fracking is the future and if it is the answer to our energy problems. How it began? Back in 2006‚ oil production was peaking. However halfway through the year production had dropped by almost 375 million barrels per day. This was just a minor bump compared
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Public Health Safe Drinking Water Bodies of water cover seventy-five percent of the world‚ yet water continues to be the quickest depleting natural resource on our planet. Drinking water can be drawn from surface fresh water or underground reservoirs. Yet only 1% of the water on the earth is available for human use‚ the rest remains too salty‚ polluted‚ or is locked away in polar ice caps. One half of the global population is currently faced with a crisis of water shortages. These shortages come
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chemicals and dust pollute the air and water‚ and dangerous methane emissions contribute to climate change are just some things that happen when we drill for oil. These factors occur only during extraction and transportation which is why oppositions to fracking has been considerable in the global green community‚ and in Europe in particular. France
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light pollution are caused from fracking. Methane pollution has a great impact on climate change and most of it is caused by fracking. Fracking causes possible contamination of groundwater‚ exposure to toxic chemicals‚ blowout due to gas explosions‚ waste disposal‚ large volume of water use in water-deficient regions‚ etc. Injecting fluids into the earth cause earthquakes. It’s not only harmful to the environment but also to us humans. Workers who work in fracking industries‚ are very likely to have
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In the beginning‚ the narrator Josh finds out a hydro-fracking rig has opened near his house. He is afraid that it will pollute his water source‚ so he starts documenting the effects of hydro-fracking on his neighbor’s waters supplies. He goes on a trip to personally document the effects of hydro-fracking on people’s homes. When he goes out west‚ he discovers the government has turned a blind eye to the drilling process and the harmful effects the chemicals can the water supply. Through his documentary
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Describe the social implications of business ethics facing a selected business in its different areas of activity. (P3 and M2) Social implications of business ethics The social implications often refer to those businesses that have an effect on society as a whole. They can relate to a number of areas of activity. I will now talk about the areas of activity. Areas of activity Ethics in finance In financial dealing and payments there are many kinds of unethical behaviour‚ however there are regulations
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Hydraulic fracturing is a water-intensive industrial process that drillers use to collect the natural gas held in shale formations. Shale gas has become an increasingly important energy resource in the U.S. Fracking fluid contains water‚ salt‚ sand‚ and hazardous industrial chemicals. This fluid is injected at high pressure underground into geologic formations. The salty water‚ sand‚ and chemical mixture forces natural gas up through the well bore to the surface for collection through pipelines.
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Cited: Aguilera‚ Roberto F. “Depletion and the Future Availability of Petroleum Resources.” Energy Journal 30.1 (2009): 141-174. Print. Howarth‚ Robert W.‚ Anthony Ingraffea‚ and Terry Engelder. “Natural Gas: Should Fracking Stop?” Nature 477.7364 (2011): 271-275. Web. 7 Oct. 2012. <http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v477/n7364/full/477271a.html>. Parfomak‚ Paul W.‚ Neelesh Nerurkar‚ Linda Luther‚ and Adam Vann. “Keystone XL Pipeline.” Cornell University ILR
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