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The Pros And Cons Of Fracking

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What is Fracking? Fracking has been around for many years and will probably continue to exist for a while longer as long as there is no other alternative option that is cheaper than it. Fracking is the process of drilling down and injecting water fluids at a high pressure into the ground in order to shatter rock to release the natural gas up into the surface and so we can extract oil. Fracking is a big deal in the United States in general. There have been many arguments of fracking because it can seriously affect the environment around it. For example leaks of methane can contaminate the water and make it harmful to people who come in contact with it or drink it. Fracking has the ability to create a cheaper and cleaner alternative energy source …show more content…

Studies have shown that the methane that is released damages the ozone layer and is one of the causes of global warming. Methane is more dangerous than coal and oil burning up. Even though it is far more dangerous than using coal and oil, people use it because it is a cheaper alternative and their profits will be greater. Global warming puts the ecosystem, habitats, and people everywhere at risk. Even though global warming is inevitable, reducing the amount of fracking and/or using different materials can help slow down the process. Not only is it affecting our atmosphere, but also our water supplies. There have been reports where leakage has contaminated water supply, but the side effects on people have not yet been studied. But one thing is for sure, it will have negative effects on the human body, animals, and the environment around. There have been reports by the people who live next to where fracking occurs. They report that their homes have been damaged due to the fracking. These reports also say that these people do not want them to keep fracking because of the damages it has caused. Not too long ago, they started research on fracking and how it may be associated with earthquakes. Although studies show that it’s a rare occurrence, it still has a negative impact in the

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Why is fracking dangerous? During the fracking process natural gases are realized into the well where they are drilling often contaminating the nearby groundwater with methane gases and chemical toxins. After the fracking process the waste fluid is evaporated releasing volatile organic compounds causes acid rain, contaminated air, and ozone at

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Fracking comes with a heavy expense on the environment and surrounding communities. Along with fracking in areas comes the increase in water prices and the constant risk of contaminated water (Rumpler). The communities in the area that fracking occurs also suffers a decrease in property value costs. These factors affect the wallets of the residents and farmers in the surrounding area. The health and well-being of surrounding residents are being put at risk because of fracking as well.

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The article, “Small town residents stage angry protest after 'fracking' causes series of earthquakes” written by Jonathan Benson is about the of fracking. Fracking is when companies try to get natural fuels from inside of the earth. However, when they are done, workers temporarily place dangerous water in gaps inside the earth that creates an unstable surface. Fracking operations in northern Texas are responsible for more than 30 seismic earthquakes within a four month time period. There have been similar seismic events in other parts of the country.

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Numerous people argue that tapping into the earth’s shale in this manner causes seismic activity. Generating little earthquakes deep within the earth’s core. Providing entry for the chemical mixture used in the fracking process to bleed into ground water, and water wells leaving them contaminated. Majority of the time these little earthquakes go undetected on the earth’s surface. Arguments that fumes from these chemical mixtures and gasses escape and ooze into the earth’s atmosphere furthermore causing harmful life changing consequences such as terminal cancer and birth defects.

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Scientists have found methane levels in the surrounding underground water sources are seventeen percent higher than more circumstances ("Pros"). Residents in the areas of gas well sites claim, and actually have video evidence, of holding a hand-held lighter to their sink water and being able to ignite it. If that itself isn't frightening enough, well companies can actually hide the chemicals they use in the process of fracking from the public ("New Yorkers"). The companies use up to six-hundred chemicals in the process, that go into the ground and can affect the water the public drinks but now of them have to be disclosed to the public ("Natural"). Also, the act of fracking can release naturally-occurring radioactive chemicals into well-water that, in other circumstances, could never possibly reach the public's

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However, the people in this country got informed on what fracking is and have done protests and till now have not allowed the Natural gas industry start building wells there. They already bought some people in some states in the United States, and the number of wells they have done is already affecting climate

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Since fracking was introduced in 1949, well over 2 million frack treatments have been pumped without a single documented case of treatments polluting a water aquifer (Worstall). This shows that with the correct management and prevention of risks fracking can be seen as a positive. Fracking is also a positive as it dives down gas prices allowing the utilities the American people receive from the gas goes up as they spend less money on it and also fracking has begun to create jobs that are available to Michigan residences. However, many skeptics believe that fracking can be seen as a negative as it pollutes the air and water, thus damaging the Earth. The Earth is already beginning to be negatively impacted by pollution and the burning of greenhouse

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Many people who live near fracking areas are fearful of polluted water, the quality of their land, and the constant noise and light. Fracking wastes tons of water and there are very few restrictions for fracking. In source B, it states that 35 million gallons over water is taken from reservoirs and rivers for fracking mixtures. This could have major effects on the environment; if rivers and reservoirs dry up then there could be droughts and habitats gone. Also, due to the companies not being restricted in sharing there fracking mixture components.

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What goes most unnoticed is the amount of damage that is being done by these oil dwellings. Fracking is a common technique used in order to grasp oil and gas from deep below the earth’s surface (EARTHWORKS | Hydraulic Fracturing 101). This tactic is to stimulate natural gas, geothermal

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Like many things in the world, fracking can harm not only the environment, but also people. These effects can cause a lifetime of health problems on the human population. Although some people think it is right and agree with fracking, many do not after seeing what it has done to them or their loved ones. Fracking is quite the process. To put it in a simple easy to understand definition, it is comparable to a mini earthquake that retrieves natural gases and water out of the ground.

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Fracking produces greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide. These trapping gases will only make the Earth hotter and melt the polar ice caps quicker. This will bring about unbearable irreversible effects to our states, country, and Earth.

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After the process of fracking was “perfected” all gas companies hoping to stay competitive and make a profit were forced to move away from flaring. Unfortunately, trading an extreme profit margin for an increase in environmental awareness is nearly unheard of in the corporate world. To stop pulling the lever, when its repercussions will never be seen by the gas company, would show a complete lack of any of business sense. It also shows a complete lack of compassion. The benefits of fracking are short-term and the consequences long term.

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While yes fracking does bring wealth to former struggling land owners and provides a boost of well-paying jobs to the region, but these jobs are quite unstable. According to www.bloomberg.com fracking wells production decline by 60% to 70% within the first year alone. Some wells do last for decades but others can last only up to a year which provides only a temporary boost to the local economy. Also if any accidents occur they cost tens of thousands of dollars to rectify. According to the website www.environmentamerica.org if fracking were to contaminate the New York City watershed it would cost up to about 6 billion

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At first this might not seem like a big deal because the effects are not drastically impacting on every area but however, the demolished land is affecting communities and even more importantly the water that is drunken from. Water is the key to human life and if Fracking continues what is going to happen to our water supply? We should care about Fracking because as much as people believe that Fracking is building the future, it is destroying the future because our water supply is in danger which we live off of in order to exist. Additionally, Fracking is something that we should care about because Fracking is not only practiced in the U.S, but it is also practiced in many countries around the globe such as China, Russia, Great Britain, Poland, Argentina, Libya, Canada and is now being tested out by countries such as South Africa and Australia. It is also believe according to CTR.org that “Shale gas in its 2009 outlook, by 2012 the EIA was reporting that more than one-quarter of U.S. natural gas production was from shale—a figure the EIA estimated would increase to one-half by 2035” (Hydraulic Fracturing, J. Mcbride).

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Researchers have “requested data from Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Texas, all states heavily involved in the recent surge of oil and gas drilling, about complaints related to hydraulic fracking for oil and gas” for their research on fracking (Dechert).   The research collected was shocking, over 2,000 complaints in Texas alone and several cases on well water contamination within the states mentioned in Decherd’s article. People need to be alerted about how real fracking is and the damages it is doing. These complaints and cases should be a wakeup call to the world and say that we should put it to a

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