To Mayor Patrick Quinn‚ My name is Santiago Arellano‚ and I am a resident of Broomfield Colorado. I would like to present my opinion on the North Park Hydraulic Fracturing. Hydraulic Fracturing is a very ingenious way of removing oil from the deep Shale‚ which we have been unable to reach. This method‚ also known as Fracking‚ is also very small. It starts out with a drill rig and a holding tank for the first 3 months‚ but then once the well is dug‚ it looks like another oil drill‚ and will continue
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resources. I’ve always had an interest in the environment and how we as humans affect it. So it only makes sense that the topic I chose to discuss is nonconventional sources of oil and gas. The main two sources I wanted to better understand are Hydraulic Fracturing and Oil Sands. Some of these techniques for retrieving oil and gas are in effect presently and some are still being discussed as to whether or not they should be practiced. All in all‚ they are very controversial topics that bring about a
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for the Marcellus Shale formation to hold around 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in its shale deposits deep beneath the earth’s surface. The most controversial element of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale is the use of hydraulic fracturing. In this process large pumps are hooked up to the newly drilled well and thousands of gallons of water and chemicals are pumped into the shale formation several thousand feet below the surface. This breaks apart the hard rock‚ creating fissures
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Written Assignment 2: Biology and Technology in the Real World Addresses course outcomes 2 and 3: • use knowledge of biological principles to ask relevant questions about the natural world • make observations and discriminate between scientific and pseudoscientific explanations 1. Select one of the following topics below. 2. Find articles related to the topic. 3. Write two pages‚ double spaced‚ excluding references. You must read the articles that you find and summarize the information
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What is so great about renewable energy? Well‚ because its renewable. Renewable energy will last forever and it cost close to nothing to get it. But it will always be their‚ unlike coal that once its gone‚ its gone. I think that the best process to get renewable energy is through geothermal plants. Some scientists think that the amount of geothermal energy stored in the earth will outlast our energy consumption and it may even outlast the sun. (Energy Informative) Geothermal is the most cost effective
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References: Associated Press. (2009‚ February 7). KBR nears guilty plea on bribery charges. Retrieved September 26‚ 2010‚ from SFGate.com. Daly‚ M. (2010‚ September 9). EPA seeks chemical information on hydraulic fracturing. Retrieved September 26‚ 2010‚ from SFGate.com. Davidson‚ A. (2007‚ March 12). Halliburton to Move Headquarters to Dubai. Retrieved September 25‚ 2010‚ from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7859069 Halliburton Corporate
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The Cons of Fracking There is a new environmental concern on the horizon and it is something we need to pay attention to. Namely‚ hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking. Energy companies use hydrofracking to extract natural gas from the ground. For those that are not familiar with hydrofracking‚ a brief explanation is necessary. Hydraulic fracturing is a feat of engineering that allows us to extract natural gas from the deep layer of rock it is trapped in (Mooney‚ C. 2011). So is hydrofracking
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commercialization • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing Environmental degradation — Eutrophication • Habitat destruction • Invasive species • Soda lake Environmental health — Air quality • Asthma • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Electromagnetic fields • Electromagnetic radiation and health• Indoor air quality • Lead poisoning • Sick Building Syndrome • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing Genetic engineering — Genetic pollution • Genetically modified
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Robeca Parvez Geography 3340 Hydraulic Fracturing 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 set their faucet water on fire. Fracking is a system utilized to extract natural gases from the earth. First‚ we must understand how hydraulic fracking works. Fracking is a process in which millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals get injected underground at a high pressure. The pressure acts as mini earthquakes
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There have been earthquakes in places that has never had them. Some earthquakes are so small they are barely noticed‚ but if they get bigger they could destroy buildings or cause 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
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