Energy production, it is something that today’s world cannot go without. Many believe, though, that fracking to acquire Natural Gas is a non-efficient and a destructive way of doing it. This paper is not intended to argue the fact that is has no harm, but instead, that as of this moment in time there is no better way to mass produce energy than Natural Gas and fracking is the best method of obtaining it. The use of fracking to obtain Natural Gas is the most efficient, cleanest, and least damaging way to mass produce Natural Gas in today’s world. It is argued that fracking to acquire the gas from the ground is not the best way of getting it. This is claimed for environmental reasons, but when looking at the logistics of the process it is undeniably
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It is said by Lynn Zott that
Fossil fuel emissions are the leading source of climate-altering greenhouse gases from human activity. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is a process that the oil and gas industry uses to extract natural gas and oil from shale rock formations buried deep within the Earth. On a global scale, drilling and fracking result in significant greenhouse gas emissions, which threaten the climate on which we depend. (1)
In this the point they are trying to make is true, however, when it comes to mass production of an energy source, the only other substitutes are coal, oil, and nuclear energy, all of which also produce greenhouse gas emissions along with other major issues. Things such as stream and ecological pollution are caused by coal, massive air pollution by acid rain from oil, and the radioactive waste from nuclear energy. This all makes the case that fracking for Natural Gas stands out by far as the …show more content…
It is described in “Fracking is Not Harmful to The Environment” that to make it a “below-ground fossil fuel reservoir adjacent to the wellbore [drilled hole] is fractured.” (Freeman 1). This allows the gas to come through the ground from far distances without having to drill in numerous places which cuts down on the surface damages people would have with setting up several drill sites. Another point being that it only fractures the ground and does not cut huge tunnels and underground caverns like coal mining does. Fracking does not need the amount of space a Nuclear plant does in order to work. All of this together supports the fact that it is the least damaging of all mass producing methods. As it was said from the start, this was not an attempt to say that there are no issues with fracking. This has, however, shown the fact that fracking is the most efficient by being able to produce such large amounts of Natural Gas very quickly from one location. The point made that compared to other mass energy producing methods, fracking is the cleanest. Lastly it was also proven that it is least damaging due to only leaving fractures in the ground and minimal surface damages. Together these three points show how fracking for Natural Gas for energy in today’s world is the best way to obtain
It is said by Lynn Zott that
Fossil fuel emissions are the leading source of climate-altering greenhouse gases from human activity. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is a process that the oil and gas industry uses to extract natural gas and oil from shale rock formations buried deep within the Earth. On a global scale, drilling and fracking result in significant greenhouse gas emissions, which threaten the climate on which we depend. (1)
In this the point they are trying to make is true, however, when it comes to mass production of an energy source, the only other substitutes are coal, oil, and nuclear energy, all of which also produce greenhouse gas emissions along with other major issues. Things such as stream and ecological pollution are caused by coal, massive air pollution by acid rain from oil, and the radioactive waste from nuclear energy. This all makes the case that fracking for Natural Gas stands out by far as the …show more content…
It is described in “Fracking is Not Harmful to The Environment” that to make it a “below-ground fossil fuel reservoir adjacent to the wellbore [drilled hole] is fractured.” (Freeman 1). This allows the gas to come through the ground from far distances without having to drill in numerous places which cuts down on the surface damages people would have with setting up several drill sites. Another point being that it only fractures the ground and does not cut huge tunnels and underground caverns like coal mining does. Fracking does not need the amount of space a Nuclear plant does in order to work. All of this together supports the fact that it is the least damaging of all mass producing methods. As it was said from the start, this was not an attempt to say that there are no issues with fracking. This has, however, shown the fact that fracking is the most efficient by being able to produce such large amounts of Natural Gas very quickly from one location. The point made that compared to other mass energy producing methods, fracking is the cleanest. Lastly it was also proven that it is least damaging due to only leaving fractures in the ground and minimal surface damages. Together these three points show how fracking for Natural Gas for energy in today’s world is the best way to obtain