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When you first hear the word fracking, you may think that it is a new curse word and a smile appears. However, fracking is scarier when you've discovered the truth. Fracking is a mining or drilling technique, commonly used in oil drilling and natural gas production. It's also called Hydrofracking and Hydraulic fracturing.
Oil and gas companies first buy drilling rights from landowners. Then, they use water-based solutions to force rocks underground to open to allow oil or natural gas to be sucked out and turned into electricity or heat. Fracking puts our health and the environment's in serious risks.
Fracking pollutes the water and air, and is dangerous for the workers and the animals. When landowners suspect that fracking is contaminating their water, a settlement can be made where the landowners can be given money; in return, they will need to promise to not talk to anyone about the problem.
Fracking has taken place in 24 other countries outside of the U.S.
Many of the areas on the Marcellus Shale, an underground rock formation running from parts of northern Kentucky and eastern Ohio through upstate New York is being planned to be the setting of Hydrofracking.
There is a range of health risks that are related to fracking and the other parts of the process, such as the chemicals that are injected deep underground and the toxic compounds that rise to the surface.
Fracking contaminates the water in a very obvious way. Fracking could had been done only using water and clean sand. However to make the job easier and cheaper, the process includes many other 596+ chemicals. Many were harmful and some were unknown.
For example, it includes methane that is also an ingredient of cigarettes. Also, there's diesel fuel, hydrochloric acid, glycol ethers, ........,
Fracking causes air pollution and release lots of greenhouse gas. When fracking is performed, the wells could explode and cause a big spill. The big spill will cause air pollution and water contamination.
As we create more greenhouse gas, more heat will be trapped in our atmosphere. Due to the fact: the temperature of our whole planet will rise, the whole ecosystem will be affected.
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Can fracking cause tornadoes?
No. Fracking can cause earthquakes if the fluid gets into faults. Tornadoes are caused by thunderstorms, which are not affected by fracking in any way.
Can fracking harm the water supply?
Yes, fracking can harm the water supply.
Where is fracking primarily taking place?
There is fracking in many countries around the world, US, Canada, UK, Australia and many others. In the US there is a lot in Texas.
Why do we need fracking?
Fracking is a desired activity to help keep up with commodity demand of oil and to sell the oil to other countries. The local, state, and federal governments all profit from these measures. However, irresponsible methods through fracking could cause issues with the land which will cost the governments all of their profit.
What economic activities are associated with man-made earthquakes in Oklahoma?
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.
What are disadvantages of fracking?
it is entering some peoples waterways and if it contaminates drinking water it will be bad for people to consume.
What are the cons of fracking?
it is entering some peoples waterways and if it contaminates drinking water it will be bad for people to consume.
Where is fracking locate?
Fracking is done all over the world.
What is the advantages of fracking?
increased empolyment new royalty payments increased state and country tax revenues 25-year supply of clean burning natural gas at bargain prices
What is fracking used for?
Fracking is a way of obtaining gas from rocks underground
Can fracking cause tornadoes?
No. Fracking can cause earthquakes if the fluid gets into faults. Tornadoes are caused by thunderstorms, which are not affected by fracking in any way.
What are the controversies around fracking?
Water pollution is the major controversy that surrounds fracking.
Can fracking harm the water supply?
Yes, fracking can harm the water supply.
What type of energy is fracking?
Fracking is not energy. It is a method of getting oil out of shale underground.
What are the positives of fracking?
Well simply it is a new source of oil/gas, that we have plenty of. It will mean that when we run out of oil from traps (the current way to get oil) we will have enough oil and gas to last us another 50 or more years (this is an estimate and to be truthful we still have know idea how much oil is available from fracking). Fracking will open up a load of new jobs. However this will just replace the old jobs of conventional oil/gas extraction. At first fracking will make oil and gas cheaper in the market. This is because if there is more oil there is less demand for it so prices go down. However when oil from fracking runs out, then we will be back at the same step as we are now. Fracking is not as bad as people make it out to be - if it is monitored and regulated. The only problem is who is going to do that, because at the moment it is done by the fracking companies. Do we know if they are telling the truth? For them profit is more important than the environment. However in my opinion I am still against fracking. And it is not water pollution and earthquakes that bother me but the environmental horizon if we choose to take the path of fracking (continuing to do fracking in America or starting to frack in the UK). The oil and gas from fracking is the same as it is from conventional oil extraction methods. I believe that fracking will become another excuse to look away from turning to eco-friendly energy sources. Fracking may become another short term cop-out for the government's energy crisis but in the long term it is just destroying the environment with global warming. Sorry if the last question was off topic but I wanted to give another view to the truth of fracking.
Why do companies use fracking?
Fracking is a comparatively cheap method for obtaining oil and natural gas.
When did fracking start?
In the late 1940 Standard Oil began early experiments with Fracking in Oklahoma and Texas.
