Ethical Concerns : Ethical Issues

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Hydrofracking Ethical Concerns One of the focal points in the argument for and against hydrofracking is the ethical concerns of the process. These ethical concerns can be broken down into a collection of other topics. Hydrofracking ethical concerns are based on a web of different topics. The first of which is political; as hydrofracking is a political topic as much as it is any other. Currently some states allow hydrofracking and some do not. On the political side of things Republicans tend to promote it while democrats tend to push for anti-hydrofracking legislature. The political ethics are involved when it comes to banning something that is not on one’s own land. Despite the environmental effects of hydrofracking, is it ethical to prevent someone from fracking on their own land if this has no effect on someone else? Some would say yes and others would say no, but I believe that if you are the owner of your own property then as long as it is of no detriment to another person you should be able to do what you wish of it. Therefor I don 't think that it is ethical for the federal or state government to ban hydrofracking from a private land owner. The economic ethical concerns are another topic of large debates. Should we prevent the production of a massive resource right under our feet? A resource that could provide millions of jobs and provide billions of dollars of tax revenue to both state and federal governments. States like North Dakota experienced almost no
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