What is Fracking? It is a good stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid. Fracking is responsible for surging U.S. oil and natural gas production. Fracking first started in the late 1940s and later was helped along by the Department of Energy in the 1970s. There are 21 states that use fracking and only 2 states have banned fracking. Fracking should be used to release oil and natural gas because it creates more jobs, financial benefits business-wise, doesn’t affect our environment and doesn’t harm us, humans.Now, one reason why fracking used be instead of oil and natural gas because of financial gain business wise and creates more jobs. The pros about fracking according to Source B ‘’In places like Kalkaska County, the oil, and gas industry is big business, providing hundreds of jobs. Many of those contractor and subcontractor jobs are tied to fracking.’’ This means that fracking provides more jobs for others, leading others to make money. If fracking did not exist then this can create more poverty, leading to more deaths in this world. Next, according to Source C ‘’fracking is now become attractive and profitable and it’s been used for more than a million times.’’ This means that fracking has been benefiting our country, money wise so the more that we use it the more money we gain over time.Next, another reason is that fracking doesn't affect our environment. …show more content…
According to Source A, ‘’Some of the local effects of drilling and fracking have gotten a lot of press but caused few problems, while others are more serious.’’ ‘’For example, of the tens of thousands of