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Earthquakes‚ water contamination‚ air pollution: these are some of the dangerous and environmentally devastating side effects of fracking (hydraulic fracturing). Fracking has been implemented at the Fayetteville Shale‚ which stretches across Arkansas‚ to access natural gas buried deep below the surface of the earth. Fracking enthusiasts tout the economic benefits of this method of tapping our natural resources and are quick to dispute any argument from environmentalists. However‚ a close examination
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FRACKING Purpose: To persuade the audience to help stop the hydraulic fracturing that is happening in New York and other states throughout the country. Thesis: Today I will discuss a very important issue that is happening in our own backyard. Hydraulic Fracturing‚ also known as “Fracking”‚ is contaminating our drinking water‚ all in the name of “Energy Reform”. How would you feel if you were able to set water on fire? Well some people in New York and Pennsylvania are literally able to
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“Hydraulic Fracturing or Fracking is a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth’s surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure”(Dictionary). This type of mining is used to extract natural gas and oil by drilling a mile or more below the surface. Fracking has been “commercially used for 65 years”(Introduction)‚ supplying Americans energy. Hydraulic Fracturing has allowed for the increase in supplies of oil and natural gas. It is currently the best and
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Natalia Nelson 6661318 Environmental Studies Section: Friday @ 2:00 with Jason Linn Fracking: The Invention of the Century or Destructive New Technology? Introduction: Possible quote – someone who supports the processs. Possible story: some analogy of something that was a good‚ necessary idea but just put off the inevitable and had a negative affect than fix it. Need for energy‚ how new ideas are necessary But is fracking really the best option? Public eye‚ people here about fracking
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edu/entries/ethics-environmental/ Umvoto Africa (2012‚ last updated 28 March) Scientist warns of environmental‚ geophysical risks of shale gas development‚ last accessed 8 May‚ 2012‚ from http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page563788?oid=565565&sn=2009+Detail Gasland (2010) 24 January 2010‚ New Video Group‚ United States http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/ T. Macalister (2008) ’Dishonest‚ irresponsible ’: Shell lambasted for pulling out of world ’s biggest wind farm‚ The Gaurdian‚ 2 May‚ 2008‚ from http://www.guardian
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Ella January 2nd ‚ 2014 Hydraulic Fracking in the United States Petroleum‚ natural gas‚ oil…do we really need them? These products power so many things today that humankind “depends” on. Machines in factories‚ automobiles‚ and an abundance of other electronics are fueled by the result of hydraulic fracking. Hydraulic fracking‚ or hydraulic fracturing‚ is used among companies that drill underground for oil and natural gas. The drillers inject millions of gallons of water‚ sand‚ salts and chemicals—some
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Donna Fr July 15‚ 2013 Hydraulic Fracturing- Safe or Not When visiting family in Pennsylvania a couple of years back‚ I heard a new term called “fracking.” The towns were all a buzz about this new way to tap into Pennsylvania’s newest resource‚ natural gas. What I noticed was‚ a beautiful picturesque countryside being torn up. I saw trucks hauling water and equipment‚ traveling up and down small country roads. Farms that had been in family’s for generations being sold off or leased to gas companies
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Joseph D. Ayotte et al. (August 2011). "Trace Elements and Radon in Groundwater Across the United States‚ 1992-2003". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 May 2012. 23. Fox‚ Josh. (filmmaker). (2010). Gasland [Documentary]. United States: New Video Group. 24. Retrieved from website: http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/earthquake/ "Ohio Quakes Probably Triggered by Waste Disposal Well‚ Say Seismologists". LamontDoherty Earth Observatory Institute‚
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