The Process Of Fracking

The mismanagement of the practice has the potential to create environmental damage such as water contamination, radioactive spills, and increased seismic activity that could cost thousands in dollars in damage. Furthermore, the unintended consequences of fracking can have detrimental effects on the environmental. The potential for water contamination can pose both an immediate and long term risk to environmental stability, including landscape distortion, inhabitability and ecological displacement. This contamination of drinking water can also be detrimental to the human environment, limiting the amount of safe water available for both the residential and commercial human environment. With the increase of fracking, the level of disapproval for the practice has only mounted. Concerns including overconsumption of

The PR firms expound the virtues of natural gas and would have us to believe “the negative side-effects caused by fracking are insignificant” (Larson 2). They rattle off information on how natural gas is a clean burning source of energy and how it is now responsible for 30% of electricity production, as well as heating in half of the homes in U.S.; therefore lessening our dependency on foreign suppliers. All positives attributes, granted, but at the end of the day fracking is a business; big business whose primary focus is keeping their shareholders happy with increase revenue. Unfortunately in their quest to make the almighty dollar, they are putting human lives as well as the environment at risk with the use of chemicals that are toxic, some are known carcinogens. To add insult to injury, the government, who is supposed to protect the interests of all, as opposed to the interests of a few, granted the energy companies an exemption from the laws meant to provide protection to humans as well as two irreplaceable resources, water and air. Granting this exemption is a clear indication that public health and the preservation of local ecology were less of a priority than making a profit.

Hydraulic fracking in the United States is a current environmental hazard that has to be addressed by the American people and by the federal government. Fracking in America has opened up millions of acres of lands that were once not economically viable to produce oil and gas. While the Bureau of land Management has paved the way for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, there is a need for retaliation. Fracking is a dirty method of extracting gases and oils at the price of numerous environmental, safety, and health hazards. The environment is not a means of income when rather it is the capital for future generations.

Another reason why fracking is not a good idea is because people that live nearby the drilling site are badly affected, an example of this was made apparent when a family turned a tap on and methane was emitted. The family could light a match under their tap. There was a fracking site just over 100 metres

Fracking has actually changed out future as we know it, and has made it possible for many things. Fracking will make the world run on natural fossil fuels for much longer, which is also better for the environment and us. In 2015, the U.S. reached its all time high in oil production in 14 years and is only expected to continually rise. Oil production in the U.S. is one of the main sources of jobs for people living in the U.S. (Nunez, 2013). Fracking is a good way to employ U.S. citizens and is also a good way to get natural ways of oil production. As we all

Frack sites can break down and cause a bundle of problems. Communities with fracking have seen decline in property values, increases in crime, and losses in local tourism. When a community loses tourism and gains an increase in crime it may not be an area where a new company would want to settle, worsening the economy. Fracking is said to have caused earthquakes when a pipe ruptures. If a pipe ruptures it damage a fault line pushing one tectonic plate closer toward the earthquake point. If a storage tank for fracking breaks it may leak out into crops and streams and poison our ecosystem. If the fracking fluid does as much as decimates on of the species in the ecosystem, then it will put the whole ecosystem out of whack causing numerous problems.

Fracking is one step in the process to retrieve oil and gas from that has been trapped in rock formation underground for millions of years. Having access to layers in the earth that tradition methods could not reach, allows us to access natural gas that couldn’t be reached. It is often used in horizontal drilling so extract as much as possible. A vast majority of wells that will be drilled for either oil or gas will receive fracking treatment. There is a fluid used in the fracking procedure that is pumped into the rock layer of the earth and it helps to relieve pressure on the rock so that way gas and oil can flow through it more easily. There has been great concern about the fluids being pumped into the earth and contaminating the water sources. Livescience.com states The vertical well is then encased in steel and/or cement to

Hydraulic Fracturing (also commonly known as fracking) is a process used to extract natural gasses deep within the earth. This is done by drilling vertically into the ground until the desired depth; then drilling horizontally; and pumping millions of gallons of water, sand, and other chemicals into the drill at a high pressure to create fissures through which the gas can escape. Currently, hydraulic fracturing is extensively used in the United States in order to access fossil fuel energy deposits which were previously inaccessible. Although fossil fuels can now be accessed easily through this process, there are many health and environmental risks associated with fracking that may make it less than ideal. For instance, fracking can contaminate drinking water, increase air pollution, and leave workers and near-by residents open to many health risks. Although there have been laws and regulations passed to help minimize the risks involved with fracking, an in-depth analysis of the opinions of supporters of fracking and the research behind it will show how fracking needs to be further regulated in order to be safe and effective for everyone. While we do not have to completely stop the use of fracking, improving the fracking process or reforming the current laws and regulations can allow us to receive the economic benefits of fracking, while also being environmentally and health conscious.

Some of the negative effects are health issues and earthquakes. While the fracking takes place poison gas, and chemicals get out and contaminates the nearby water. That same water is used for drinking, bathing, cleaning in the surrounding communities (Loki). "There have been over 1,000 documented cases of water contamination near fracking areas as well as cases of sensory, respiratory and neurological damage due to ingested contaminated water"(Loki). The water used during the fracking process is taken out of the water cycle because most of the water will not be seen again. This is not good news for states that have droughts. Since people use water in the fracking process they are getting rid of the water causing water prices to go up

There is no way to obtain natural resources without some impacts to the environment and potential impacts to health and safety. Whether it is oil from conventional drilling, fracking, logging, or mining for other minerals such as the lithium powering the battery in your cell phone, by definition there will be disturbance to the environment. The United States has traditionally used utilitarianism as the ethical reasoning behind evaluating our energy policy. Would fracking provide the greatest net benefit for the United States? Energy independence, energy needs, economic growth, jobs would all greatly benefit by continued fracking. There are environmental impacts however the EPA reports “We did not find evidence that these mechanisms have

This method has become more and more common in the past couple of years due to becoming a very effective and is able to extract large amounts of oil which has become popular in Countries in Europe and in the North American continent; the focus would more in fracking in the United States. While others are more focused on the positive side of fracking such as, it provides energy to the world, bringing economic stability, or that burning natural gas is more environmental friendly than burning coal. While this is good points on the matter the focal point is on environmental impact which include the gases that are released during this process do harmful damage to the environment and it also unleashes unnatural seismic activity in prone areas. Equally, fracking in areas that are inhabited with essential species risk of their habitats being destroyer, thus going extinct which leads to unbalance in the eco system which is essential for a balance environment. By the same token, water is at risk because due to fracking water systems are contaminated and into the groundwater which make it unsafe to drink and utilize for cooking, bathing

Fracking is considered one of the most controversial methods of obtaining Earth’s natural gases. It is also known as hydraulic fracturing, which is drilling and introducing fluid (mostly water) into the ground to get certain rocks to produce natural gases. Fracking could cause devastating effects to the environment. According to the article “Hydraulic Fracturing 101” on the web-site earthworks.com, fracking can not only use up a lot of water, but it can also contaminate groundwater. Two to ten million gallons of water can be used to fracture a single well. Also the water used to fracture has many additives, such as hydrochloric acid, that can prove deadly to those who come in contact with them. In “Hydraulic Fracturing 101” it stated that

The importance of natural gas is to replace the role of oil in the economy. Natural gas is good for the US because it can produce natural gas domestically. It has plenty of energy for use in people’s homes and in industry. It will help the US economy cope with the depletion of peak oil production. Crude oil is nearly three times as expensive as Natural gas. (Pipeline, 2009-2013)

This idea of natural gas will make jobs, power trucks, and factories cleaner and cheaper. Clean air is what fracking is mainly about. Without this clean energy our everyday air we breathe would be polluted. Everytime we burn fossil fuels like gas, coal, and oil, carbon dioxide is released into the air. Natural gas has half the carbon emissions of coal. Natural gas also has no sulfur dioxide content which comes from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas are very cheap in Australia. They have enough of these fossil fuels to last hundreds of years. Natural gas is safer than fossil fuels in the long run.

    One environmental issue today is about the use of natural gas and whether it is a good source of energy. I believe that the use of natural gas has pros for both the environment and as a good source of energy for our societies. Natural gas releases less pollution into the air than other alternatives that have been used and natural gas is also a cheaper source than others. Natural gas is very important because as we move along and use up the other fossil fuels, we will have to rely mostly on the use of naturals gas as our world's main energy source.