Is Fracking Good or Bad
“Approximately one million American wells have been fracked since the 1940s”(Brantley and Meyendorff). Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is the process of drilling into the earth and and extracting oil and gas from shale rock. There are many instances of fracking contaminating the water and hurting the environment and even after people see that, there is a big group that doesn’t care and don’t think that they are causing a problem. People and companies should try to stop hydraulic fracturing because it can contaminate water and cause air pollution.
There are many ways water can get contaminated but one of the main ways is oil spills. It was said that fracking has contributed to contaminating drinking water in all stages of the process of fracking. For example, when they get the water that is used for fracking, when they mix the the chemicals to make the …show more content…
There can be poor drilling jobs, drilling to close to wells, not sealing the wells properly, and not disposing the wastewater properly ("Clarity - kind of - on fracking"
Not only does fracking cause water contamination, it can cause air pollution as well. When some people think of air pollution, they don’t think of fracking and if they do it it is typically perceived as being in one spot when in reality it is everywhere. When the oil and natural gases are being extracted, it emits toxic air pollutants such as ground-level ozone, methane, and carcinogenic benzene (“Senate Committee examines EPA rule”).
In conclusion, fracking is harmful and unnecessary and only causes problems for the environment. If people want that to change they should try to put an end to it by standing up for what they
“Approximately one million American wells have been fracked since the 1940s”(Brantley and Meyendorff). Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is the process of drilling into the earth and and extracting oil and gas from shale rock. There are many instances of fracking contaminating the water and hurting the environment and even after people see that, there is a big group that doesn’t care and don’t think that they are causing a problem. People and companies should try to stop hydraulic fracturing because it can contaminate water and cause air pollution.
There are many ways water can get contaminated but one of the main ways is oil spills. It was said that fracking has contributed to contaminating drinking water in all stages of the process of fracking. For example, when they get the water that is used for fracking, when they mix the the chemicals to make the …show more content…
There can be poor drilling jobs, drilling to close to wells, not sealing the wells properly, and not disposing the wastewater properly ("Clarity - kind of - on fracking"
Not only does fracking cause water contamination, it can cause air pollution as well. When some people think of air pollution, they don’t think of fracking and if they do it it is typically perceived as being in one spot when in reality it is everywhere. When the oil and natural gases are being extracted, it emits toxic air pollutants such as ground-level ozone, methane, and carcinogenic benzene (“Senate Committee examines EPA rule”).
In conclusion, fracking is harmful and unnecessary and only causes problems for the environment. If people want that to change they should try to put an end to it by standing up for what they