these effects is fracking. Hydraulic fracturing‚ as known as fracking‚ is the process of drilling and injecting fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks to release natural gas inside (Dong). According to many recent research studies fracking is very harmful to the environment and shouldn’t be done here in Coppell‚ but how so? You need to understand the fracturing fluid that is used for fracking. The fluid from the hydraulic fracturing process is nearly
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Fracking is an oil well process that requires someone to inject water under high pressure into a bedrock formation. It has a few different names like hydrofracking‚ hydrofracturing and hydraulic fracturing. It is used to increase oil flow to a well from petroleum-bearing rock formations that is seeing increasing use across the country. Oil was originally refined for lubrication‚ heating and lighting products. Automobiles did not exist yet so the by product calledgasoline was dumpedinto lakes‚ rivers
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“Fracking” Hydraulic fracturing‚ also known as fracking‚ is the process of injecting a combination of sand‚ water‚ and chemicals with very high pressure into deep rock formations such as coal beds‚ shale‚ and tight sandstone to break up the rocks and release natural gas‚ an affordable energy source that helps to meet the continuously growing need of the world for power. This procedure has been being performed for decades ultimately causing some controversy about the benefits vs. the dangers
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Maryanne Morella Vicki L. Kennedy Written Communications 1 January 29th‚ 2013 The Harmful Effects of “Fracking” The practice of extracting oil from deep underground rock by injecting it with acid is called hydraulic fracturing‚ or “fracking.” The process involves drilling a vertical tunnel‚ sometimes thousands of feet under the earth’s surface‚ until oil or natural gas is found. Next‚ horizontal tunnels are created to pump in water containing erosive chemicals. Fracking is banned in many
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What is Fracking Wrong with this Picture? Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is a controversial topic that is garnering a lot of negative attention in the media recently. There have been protests both for and against this new‚ unsustainable and unpredictable method of producing fuel for energy. The pro-fracking proponents argue that the future of America’s energy supply is in jeopardy and fracking will be an economic boon for labor and state coffers. Opponents of fracking contend that the environmental
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Hydraulic Fracturing Is a Bad Idea The man brought his lips among the cup‚ slowly taking a sip‚ then another. Sip after sip he drank from his glass then suddenly he dropped his glass and staggered backward. He gasped then collapsed on the floor. Paramedics soon arrived due to a neighbor’s distressed call. They rushed the man to the hospital. The doctors at the hospital realized that he passed out because of radioactive waste-water. As they conducted a further examination they determined he had
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Fracking is NOT causing most of the induced earthquakes. Wastewater disposal is the primary cause of the recent increase in earthquakes in the central United States. Wastewater disposal wells operate for durations and inject much more fluid than hydraulic fracturing‚ making them more likely to induce earthquakes. Enhance oil recovery injects fluid into rock layers where oil and gas have already been extracted‚ while wastewater injection often occurs in never-before-touched rocks. Therefore‚ wastewater
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on Hydraulic Fracturing LAWS 310‚ Course Project DeVry University Course Project Deliverable for Week Four on Hydraulic Fracturing The Pennsylvania Act 13 of 2012 is an act that imposed stronger environmental standards and authorized local governments to adopt impact fees‚ and build upon the state’s efforts to move towards energy independence as unconventional gas development (hydraulic fracturing) continues. Some of the act’s provisions include increased setback requirements for hydraulic fracturing;
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