Is Fracking Our Energy Future?

Fracking may not be the most exciting process to learn about nor is it something many people want to get involved in but it 's much more important than any of those people think. Fracking is the process of extracting fossil fuels by shooting a liquid into the ground that contains known and unknown chemicals. Just reading the description of the process of fracking can be a little freaky for some people and rightfully so. If one major oil company such as Chevron Corporation made the decision to find

wondered how energy just… happens? We used to burn wood in furnaces to warm our houses, but in recent years we have switched into a modern world of air conditioning and indoor heating. We plug our chargers into the wall when we sleep and our iPhones and laptops are fully charged the next morning. Oil lamps and stoves have become things of the past. We used to know exactly where warmth and light came from, but with all these new advances and inventions, we’re not so sure. So again, how does energy happen

“Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it…” -Albert Einstein. For some of us the innovative method of hydraulic fracturing in the energy sector is a dream come true. To others, it is a nightmare. Often the word ‘fracking’ itself raises a lot of concerns, protests, and controversies. Environmentalists and the general public who are not aware of the facts and statistics about fracking, what’s called the bigger picture, often tend to think that fracking is a major concern and its impact on

The infinite beauty of our world is one that demands a delicate balance of respect. For centuries, all life has coexisted with these just principles. Each time man’s reach exceeds his grasp, nature’s fury unleashes itself relentlessly and without pause. These grave disasters reshape the face of our planet, leaving behind scarred remnants of its former self for future generations to inherit. How much ill-fated treatment must our world endure? How long before a reckoning, too great a price, is paid

commonly known as “fracking”, is a term that many people may have heard about, but actually have very little knowledge on. Fracking is a topic that is highly controversial between people who work in the industry, scientists, and environmental professionals. Fracking has been around for a long time, but it’s only been in the past thirty years that it’s really taken off in what is known as the shale gas boom. As our sources of energy dwindle down it becomes important to consider our future and look into

disagree with using fracking. Though fracking has a ton of support for its positive externalities such as increasing jobs, being a cheaper energy source, and decreasing the U.S.'s dependence on foreign oil, there is great concern regarding fracking's negative externalities; for instance, fracking does a lot of potential environmental damage. I think the biggest issues with fracking that we should focus on are: water contamination, how fracking drives potential investment toward clean energy away, and the

Fracking: How It Affects The Environment? Concerns with the environment have recently been front and center in the United States. Especially with the pending presidential election, many environmental issues are at the forefront of countless conversations. There is a consensus between parties that domestic energy production must continue to increase, but there are conflicting opinions as to where that energy production should come from. Should we use non-renewable resources or invest in new and

Fracking: Why It Harms Us How would you feel if you were told that you had cancer or another chronic illness...from the water you are drinking? Sadly, this actually can, and does, happen to people because of a process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Though many believe fracking is the key to an independent energy source, it causes many problems such as: global warming, water contamination, bad air quality, and even earthquakes. Fracking should not be continuing and growing in usage

public that the current energy sources we use in the United States are in need of a replacement. The successful development of horizontal drilling by the energy industry coupled with the existing technology of hydraulic fracturing is now providing access to 100 years’ worth of energy in the form of natural gas located within our own borders, thousands of feet below the surface. Fracking is a fairly new method of extracting natural gas and has been very beneficial to our energy needs. The question is

Energy has always been the driving force that help mankind developed. From the First Industrial Revolution, steam engine powered by coal was developed. Then the Second Industrial Revolution come with the development of combustor engine and petroleum. Today, oil has become an essential source of energy for production and our everyday life. The demand keep on increasing which lead to the growth in scale and quantity of oil production all over the world. It has led many companies to overlook the benefit