Category: Dangers of Fracking

Fracking has been a controversial topic in the world for several years. Some people say its bad while some think its better for the environment than all of the other current options that we have. According to Gayathri Vaidyanathans Fracking can contaminate drinking water people of Pavilion Wyoming complained of a bad taste, as well…

Numerous citizens of America have debated on whether hydraulic fracturing (fracking) should be supported or banned. Hydraulic fracturing is where chemicals are pumped underground to break through a rock and release the gases/oil. Fracking industries generate around 70 billion dollars from oil, part of which contributes to the government. However, is the revenue worth the…

What does one think of when they hear the word fracking? Most people think of its similarity to a curse word. In reality fracking is a curse word, in terms of its severity. Fracking is one of the most dangerous styles of oil drilling, causing not only damage to the environment, but damage to the…

Introduction Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a technique used to extract non-renewable sources of energy such as oil and natural gas. This technique was developed because there are certain sources such as shales and subterranean rocks from which extraction cannot be done using existing methods known at the time of its invention. What is fracking…