fracturing‚ also termed hydrofracturing‚ hydrofracking‚ or simply fracking‚ is hotly debated for its economic and environmental impacts. Fracking is the process by which rock is fractured by a pressurized fluid containing water. chemicals and sand to access natural gas‚ petroleum and brine from great depths of the Earth’s surface. Fracking produces the economic benefit of more accessible hydrocarbons‚ not to mention the 2.5 million fracking related jobs that were recorded in 2012 worldwide‚ one million
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question is hydraulic fracturing‚ more commonly known as fracking. Said practice is vital to study because at the moment there are many questions about its potential negative effect on our environment‚ yet oil companies are pushing for its complete legality. The four articles used include Fracking practices in offshore California waters by oil companies probed by regulators (Jason Dearen and Alicia Chang‚ Los Angeles Daily News)‚ Fracking war: Sierra Club says bill not good enough (Marc Lifsher
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ASSIGNMENT TWO: ARTICLE SYNOPSIS EPA on fracking: “we can only do so much” DuBois‚ S. (2010‚ September 17). EPA on fracking: “we can only do so much”. CNN money.com. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/16/news/fracking_EPA.fortune/index.htm 1. Summary Due to the raised concerns with hydraulic fracturing fluid polluting the ground water the state regulation board of New York has elected to elevate the issue of concern to the EPA. With this shift of regulating authority‚ opponents
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and against using the fracking method to extract natural gas from the ground‚ but I propose that the federal government establish‚ monitor‚ and regulate environmental and health risks‚ and then create a minimum standard which the states are required to follow. Background: In the 1940’s the Halliburton Corporation developed a process to revitalize well production and prolong the life of wells nearing the end of their production cycle. The fracturing process‚ called “fracking”‚ pumps a mixture of water
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The Fracking Controversy A controversial new method of extracting natural gas from the earth has become a danger for Americans. This method is called Hydraulic Fracturing‚ or Fracking. This drilling has made it possible to retrieve methane gas trapped in the shale rock that lays thousands of feet below the ground. For some‚ fracking can be seen as a good thing for our country. Fracking is boosting the nation’s economy‚ creating jobs and energy export opportunities‚ and strengthening the energy
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to see if the risk is worth the reward and if the environmental impacts it could impede on the local area. This could include local water supplies. A good example of this is fracking. Fracking includes blasting huge amounts of water and chemicals into the ground to access valuable oil and natural gas (Pros and Cons of Fracking 2014). With the increased movement of hybrid cars and better fuel mileage in vehicles in general‚ interrupting the ground water for a non-substantial resource doesn’t seem like
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Fracking is a fairly new method of extracting natural gas. Fracking can be defined as a method to remove natural gas from the ground. Another way to describe fracking also known as hydraulic fracturing is the process of creating fissures in underground formations to allow natural gas to flow (Natural Gas Extraction – Hydraulic Fracturing | US EPA). This allows the gasses to leak through the cracks to be effectively captured and stored for use. The process for fracking is as follows: First they begin
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Hydraulic Fracking is a hot topic these days within the media of Ohio and locals of Licking County‚ Ohio. What issues and risk do we seem to currently need to be aware of? Could properties of local residents be affected and what step(s) are we taking to insure a brighter future for Ohio? Fracking‚ also known as‚ hydraulic fracturing is the idea of using hydraulic pumps mixed with water‚ sand‚ and chemicals to break rocks apart at high pressures which then will release gasses. The chemicals used
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The Controversial Process of Fracking: A focus on the Karoo: Lauren Bennett (g12b1123) The process of hydraulic fracking involves sand and specially treated water (with chemicals)‚ being blasted down on to rock crevices‚ at extremely high pressures.1 This is done in order to literally open the rock up‚ thereby releasing the natural gas that is present in them. This process‚ however‚ has recently become more intense. As a means to be able to drill in to the rock a great deal
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their concerns. Since fracking has been around since the 1940s‚ jobs have employed many people. Amazingly‚ fossil fuels are an abundant source‚ so it is cheap and readily available. For instance‚ the production of natural gas has risen from 14% in 2009 to 47% in 2013‚ which is a dramatic increase in a 4 year time period. However‚ since the leak off of the water from fracking sites get infected‚ they head to other sources of water‚ and infect human drinking water. The fracking industry has brought
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