I am writing in concern of the recent release of your proposed energy policies for your upcoming term as president. I have gathered from the press release that the main goal of your plan is to lessen the US’s dependence on foreign fuels and gain access to the untapped wealth of natural resources in our country by increasing the amount of energy jobs for americans. You intend to accomplish this goal by approving the Keystone Pipeline, removing barriers on renewable energies, cancelling the Paris Agreement and many other ambitious policies. And while some of these ideas you present are quite viable, there are others- including the removal of barriers on fracking and pursuance of nuclear energy- that I must advise you to reconsider.
Mr. Trump, I urge you to reconsider your policy …show more content…
This however, can not be allowed to happen, Mr. Trump. The negative environmental effects are too great to be ignored on the basis of gaining wealth. Since the introduction of fracking, there has been an increase in tremors and earthquakes that directly correlates with the use of drilling in those areas. In 2011, drilling in Lancashire, England had to be suspended after two different earthquakes were reported in the area. A study done afterwards stated that “it was ‘highly probable’ that shale gas test drilling triggered the tremors,” (BBC, “What is fracking and why is it controversial?”). This outcome from fracking can not be systematically controlled and managed like some others. Contamination of groundwater and the water table is also another direct concern from fracking. Drilling can cause cracks that may reach up into the groundwater, and according to environmentalists, “carcinogenic chemicals used may escape and contaminate groundwater around the fracking site,” (BBC, “What is fracking and why is it controversial?”). Mr. Trump, you
Mr. Trump, I urge you to reconsider your policy …show more content…
This however, can not be allowed to happen, Mr. Trump. The negative environmental effects are too great to be ignored on the basis of gaining wealth. Since the introduction of fracking, there has been an increase in tremors and earthquakes that directly correlates with the use of drilling in those areas. In 2011, drilling in Lancashire, England had to be suspended after two different earthquakes were reported in the area. A study done afterwards stated that “it was ‘highly probable’ that shale gas test drilling triggered the tremors,” (BBC, “What is fracking and why is it controversial?”). This outcome from fracking can not be systematically controlled and managed like some others. Contamination of groundwater and the water table is also another direct concern from fracking. Drilling can cause cracks that may reach up into the groundwater, and according to environmentalists, “carcinogenic chemicals used may escape and contaminate groundwater around the fracking site,” (BBC, “What is fracking and why is it controversial?”). Mr. Trump, you