Many fracturing fluid chemicals are known to be toxic to humans and wildlife, and several are known to cause cancer. More than three-quarters of the chemicals used in fracking can harm skin, eyes, breathing, and digestion and liver functions. More than half can damage the nervous system. One-third are potential disruptors of the endocrine system which affects neurological and immune system function, reproduction, and fetal and child development (Inglis & Rumpler, 2015). The top three chemicals used in fracking – naphthalene, benzyl chloride and formaldehyde – are all carcinogens (Inglis &Rumpler, 2015).…
Fracking causes chemicals to get into the underground water areas that both plants and humans use to stay alive. Our basic necessity, water, is becoming infected by side effects of fracking that is incurable. Fracking is not a good idea when it kills our most important need for human life by making it into the thing that kills us. Cleanup of drinking water…
Fracking, the informal name for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas from the earth. In this process, a well is drilled deep into the earth to reach shale. Once it hit this level, the well takes a ninety-degree turn and runs through the layer. Water with other dissolved chemicals is pressurized and sent down the well to create cracks in the shale. This solution helps absorb the gas and is subsequently pumped back up the well to the surface (NYTimes).…
The fracking machines that drill down release diesel fumes. The fumes contain very bad things that cause cancer and contribute to global warming. The companies can also use different engines that take natural gas. Engines that take natural gas rather then diesel are better for the environment and are less expensive (Kiger). They can cut prices by up to forty percent (Kiger).…
To frack or not to frack? This is a question, common amongst humanity today. Fracking is the process of drilling deep into the ground to extract natural gas from the shale down below. To extract the natural gas humongous amounts of toxic fluid, loaded with silica sand and chemicals, are pumped into the ground. This fluid is not always pumped back out of the ground and seeps into surrounding groundwater.…
Fracking is the process used to access natural gas that is trapped underground 1. Recently, fracking in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale has gained the attention of many environmentalists 1. Many energy corporations argue that the natural gas industry is not only important for the United States energy, but it is also a large contributor the U.S. economy 2. Environmentalists have made arguments that fracking is not a clean process because the actual process of fracking involved uses a large volume of water along with sand and chemicals 3. A result of this process is contamination of groundwater; this is raising concerns for many environmentalists and the Environmental Protection Agency because it is harmful for public health3.…
Fracking is a cheaper and more harmful way for us to get oil out of the ground. It has caused just as much bad as good, if not more. The chemicals in the Fracking Fluid can leak into our water, poison our loved ones, and pollute our environment. Fracking should be illegal due to its detrimental effects on the environment and people. Here’s a “fun,” fact; each fracking job uses between one to eight million gallons of water and over forty thousand gallons of chemicals (Source 2).…
Although hydraulic fracturing has been in use for oil and natural gas drilling since the early 1900’s, its detrimental effects have only recently been brought to the public’s attention. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the use of a pressurized, chemically treated mixture of water and sand to release and extract quantities of natural gas and petroleum from shale rock. This mining process and its toxins are harmful to thousands of people across the nation. Hydraulic fracturing is a dangerous, environmentally detrimental practice and should no longer be used in the United States. Fracking practices involve a high number of accidents, leaks, and spills of hydraulic fracturing fluid, which negatively affects the environment.…
Not only does it hurt the environment but also the people and wildlife living in it. Fracking is short for Hydraulic Fracking. Fracking is drilling deep into the earth’s crust and injecting chemicals to collect oils and gas. Fracking is unnaturally creating cracks in shale rock and cause earthquakes. It is dangerous for people living in and around fracking sites.…
What the frack? Why is fracturing, better known as fracking, for natural gas is deprecated in the United States? After all, it is called “natural” (ironically speaking). Natural gas is a much more appropriate alternative method for weaning off of fossil fuels and into renewable resources. I graduated from Wilmington Early College High School and am currently a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.…
Water contamination, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic chemicals, earthquakes, and an increased risk of cancer are just a few of the problems associated with fracking. This dangerous extraction technique involves, drilling down into the ground containing natural gas and pumping a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals to dissolve the rock and release the fuel. A process that those in favor of argue, can bring benefits such as, employment, energy independence, reduced C02 emissions and economic profits. However, fracking risks far outweigh the benefits, and is a danger to communities, environments and natural resources that we must protect by banning fracking in the UK and instead invest in green energy. With this knowledge it is imperative that…
I have a dream of a future where humans take care of the environment. A society that takes pride in keeping the air clean, our natural habitats untouched, and our oceans free of pollution. It is time to become more educated about how our environment is damaged by contamination caused by fracking, oil drilling, and raw sewage. The pollutants leak into the land, enter the water systems, and air at nearby sites.…
Problems that Require these Polices There are many problems that has led to our current policies on fracking, which include the growth of the United States and its dependency on foreign oil has caused transformations in our technological innovations within the oil and gas industries. There are other areas which are more concerning, for instance, the regulations regarding fracking is that they are over thirty years old. Regulations vary from state to state, and the government has simply put failed to take a leadership role in the matter and has left some very unresolved concerns for public safety. These concerns are over the environmental impact caused by fracking. Environmentalist fear that humans and the wildlife are endanger caused by fracking contaminating surrounding water supplies (Davenport, 2015).…
Author Sandra Steingraber talks about how human’s dependency on fossil fuels is harmful to human’s health. The use of fossil fuels is destroying the Earth and causing new diseases according to Steingraber. “When we light them on fire, we threaten the global ecosystem. When we use them as feedstock’s for making stuff, we create substances—pesticides, solvents, plastics—that can tinker with our subcellular machinery and various signaling pathways that make it run.” (745) Anna Lappé makes a different point in her essay.…
In many people’s minds, the term “Fracking” only applies to the controversial extraction process and the environmental impact surrounding that process. Hydraulic Fracturing or “Fracking” for short is a process where chemicals and water are injected into wells to breakup rock formations that have gas or oil trapped in the rock itself. This process is specifically used for developing and extracting oil and natural gas from shale. While most people have heard the term “Fracking”, very few understand or even consider the down the road steps required to transfer, process and transport the fuel once it has been extracted or the implications and environmental or health impacts that follows in its wake. While fracking is currently banned in New York State and much of the New England area, those states still play a part in getting the fuel to export markets such as Canada or overseas.…