Possible Solutions To Fracking

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The topic of global warming is something that is often discussed. America and nations alike have extended their efforts in the conservation of water and electricity. In America, a solution to the outrageous amount of water used when “fracking” for gas is being contemplated. Unfortunately, the answer to the problems of environmental change is being looked for in all of the wrong places. Raising livestock is proven to generate more global warming greenhouse gasses than driving cars. Compared to the one-hundred billion gallons of water used yearly in the United States used for fracking, cattle rearing consumes thirty-four trillion gallons of water per year. It is evident that the effort being taken by “green organizations” and politicians is

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