Water contamination, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic chemicals, earthquakes, and an increased risk of cancer are just a few of the problems associated with fracking. This dangerous extraction technique involves, drilling down into the ground containing natural gas and pumping a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals to dissolve the rock and release the fuel. A process that those in favor of argue, can bring benefits such as, employment, energy independence, reduced C02 emissions and economic profits. However, fracking risks far outweigh the benefits, and is a danger to communities, environments and natural resources that we must protect by banning fracking in the UK and instead invest in green energy. With this knowledge it is imperative that
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Not only are these jobs short term and a boost to the immediate economy but long term jobs are then created through facility jobs to maintain the infrastructure. Providing the UK with a source of clean renewable energy that will help the nation become energy independent from countries such as Russia. In fact, the Green industry is currently valued at three trillion four hundred billion pounds with an annual increase of 4% showing that green energy would have the same short term stimulus and also provide long term economic growth. Providing the UK with a source of clean renewable energy that will help the nation become energy independent from countries such as …show more content…
A serious threat to family, communities and surrounding environments with many areas located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Texas and Ohio reporting water pollution. The pollution comes from the leaking of fracking fluid into nearby aquifers after the fluid used in fracking is pumped back into the well and sealed once the mine is considered non-viable. This process can also produce methane in nearby water sources, caused by the gas leaking into these water sources contaminating the precious freshwater and making the water flammable. The chemicals and fluid leeched into the aquifers chemical makeup is unknown because fracking companies are not required to disclose that information to the public. Compromising people’s safety and producing adverse health affects that are hard to diagnose and treat, due to the unknown chemicals that could be producing
Not only are these jobs short term and a boost to the immediate economy but long term jobs are then created through facility jobs to maintain the infrastructure. Providing the UK with a source of clean renewable energy that will help the nation become energy independent from countries such as Russia. In fact, the Green industry is currently valued at three trillion four hundred billion pounds with an annual increase of 4% showing that green energy would have the same short term stimulus and also provide long term economic growth. Providing the UK with a source of clean renewable energy that will help the nation become energy independent from countries such as …show more content…
A serious threat to family, communities and surrounding environments with many areas located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Texas and Ohio reporting water pollution. The pollution comes from the leaking of fracking fluid into nearby aquifers after the fluid used in fracking is pumped back into the well and sealed once the mine is considered non-viable. This process can also produce methane in nearby water sources, caused by the gas leaking into these water sources contaminating the precious freshwater and making the water flammable. The chemicals and fluid leeched into the aquifers chemical makeup is unknown because fracking companies are not required to disclose that information to the public. Compromising people’s safety and producing adverse health affects that are hard to diagnose and treat, due to the unknown chemicals that could be producing