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Fracking is a comparatively cheap method for obtaining oil and natural gas.
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"Fracking", short for "hydraulic fracturing", is usually applied to natural deposits of the kind of rock known as shale to recover petroleum or natural gas trapped in the shale.
#1 is Cattle/Dairy (Cows actually belch a large amount of Methane when digesting). Natural gas "fracking" is also high on the list.
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Drilling companies drill vertically down to the desired distance, and drill horizontally into the shale. They then use hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to loosen up the rock enough to get the gas out.
Extraction through fracking can contaminate groundwater
Hydraulic Fracturing will allow America to produce more fuel domestically, thereby reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Additionally, fracking is one of the most popular way of producing natural gas, which can be used to power vehicles. Natural Gas vehicles produce 90% fewer emissions than cars powered by gasoline. Personally I think that if wells are drilled properly there isn't any cause for concern about damage to the environment. Source: http://www.hydraulicfracturing.com
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Hydraulic Fracturing, commonly known as 'fracking'.
Something called fracking is causing earthquakes. Fracking is a way to remove oil and natural gas from underground. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking (a drilling process that injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure into a well, cracking the rock and to release natural gas and oil) is sometimes the cause of earthquakes.
-cheap for gas and oil companies -you can extract natural resources such as oil, gas, water and energy -quick process -less need to import natural gas -a lot more safe when transporting -easily accessible -presents jobs -great increase in gas production