Fracking: A Controversial Topic
If someone offered you $100,000 to drill on your land, would you accept the offer? Would the $100,000 be worth the sacrifices? Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process in which chemicals and liquids are injected into rocks below the Earth’s surface at high pressure to extract the natural gas or oil trapped inside the rock. Below the surface of the United States lies trillions of cubic feet of natural gas, a quantity which is twice the amount of oil in Saudi Arabia. Although opponents of fracking claim that the process causes several safety risks and hazards, and is harmful for the environment, hydraulic fracturing can also help the U.S. and it’s citizens. Therefore, the United States should not ban …show more content…
In other words, by welcoming fracking into the U.S., the country will receive lots of new energy, new jobs, and can provide money for the citizens. According to Issue Overview: Fracking by “Bloomberg”, “ Fracking generates a little more than half the oil and natural gas the U.S. produces today.” This shows that by embracing fracking, the United States can receive tons of new energy. Energy is always a needed resource around the globe, and fracking can help the U.S.A. get more of it. Bloomberg also says that fracking is “highly profitable” and “created tens of thousands of jobs”. If a U.S. family is suffering from poverty, they can apply to work for a fracking company and therefore receive lots of money, helping their family out of poverty. According to the 60 Minutes segment “Fracking Shaleionaires: The Good, Bad and Ugly”, Mike Smith, a used-to-be poor farmer in Louisiana became an overnight millionaire by accepting the offer of almost 2 million dollars to drill on his land. This demonstrates how fracking can help poor people and families earn lots of money. By accepting offers to drill on their land, people who are struggling to pay bills for their current house can buy a brand new house, just like
If someone offered you $100,000 to drill on your land, would you accept the offer? Would the $100,000 be worth the sacrifices? Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the process in which chemicals and liquids are injected into rocks below the Earth’s surface at high pressure to extract the natural gas or oil trapped inside the rock. Below the surface of the United States lies trillions of cubic feet of natural gas, a quantity which is twice the amount of oil in Saudi Arabia. Although opponents of fracking claim that the process causes several safety risks and hazards, and is harmful for the environment, hydraulic fracturing can also help the U.S. and it’s citizens. Therefore, the United States should not ban …show more content…
In other words, by welcoming fracking into the U.S., the country will receive lots of new energy, new jobs, and can provide money for the citizens. According to Issue Overview: Fracking by “Bloomberg”, “ Fracking generates a little more than half the oil and natural gas the U.S. produces today.” This shows that by embracing fracking, the United States can receive tons of new energy. Energy is always a needed resource around the globe, and fracking can help the U.S.A. get more of it. Bloomberg also says that fracking is “highly profitable” and “created tens of thousands of jobs”. If a U.S. family is suffering from poverty, they can apply to work for a fracking company and therefore receive lots of money, helping their family out of poverty. According to the 60 Minutes segment “Fracking Shaleionaires: The Good, Bad and Ugly”, Mike Smith, a used-to-be poor farmer in Louisiana became an overnight millionaire by accepting the offer of almost 2 million dollars to drill on his land. This demonstrates how fracking can help poor people and families earn lots of money. By accepting offers to drill on their land, people who are struggling to pay bills for their current house can buy a brand new house, just like