Why are People Protesting Fracking?

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HempCloud -- 10/24/2011 03:38 PM —

Fracking is meer van 'n probleem as mense dink. Dit is so 'n probleem dat mense regoor die wêreld veg. Fracking is meer as net 'n manier om olie te kry van die grond met water. The process causes the contamination of water without anyone knowing. This water drilling practice to exact oil is becoming the most popular practices for extracing from different land forms. It is typically used to remove the oil from the most stubborn of places.

Complete Chemical Cocktail

You might be surprised to find out that most governments approve of this process. Fracking is a dangerous combination because the sand and water mix together to create a “chemical cocktail”. There truly is no way around chemicals getting into the water because the water is the mail ingredient in fracking. Millions of tons of water are used to remove the oil from its hiding spots. That contamination of existing water supplies should be unacceptable to everyone.

Why are people concerned?

People are concerned about the process of fracking because it releases so much methane into the water. You might be surprised to hear that many companies like Exxon-Mobil deny that any chemicals are getting into the water. No one knows what will happen in the years to come from the effects of fracking. Even though the oil is coming to the market now, it could severely impact things for future generations.

Fracking has the potential to make future generations sick or malnourished, because no-one is entirely sure what will happen when the fracking has ended. Ongelukkig, there are not enough people who are talking about it, which means that the people who do discuss it need to talk about it often and loudly.

People of Pennsylvania

The people who live in Pennsylvania have been hardest hit with the issue of fracking. The citizens are wondering where the research came from that said “there is no harm in this process.” Most of them might say that an updated survey is in order because they have the right to know what is in the polluted drinking water. The Energy Information Agency has been trying to calm the nerves of the people who live in the state of fracking pollution, but the same information being repeated numerous times shouldn’t calm anyone.

Fracking is a serious issue that should not be swept under the carpet. Many of the other ways that are currently being developed would be a safer choice for everyone involved.

Oor die outeur: Burl Freuden is an avid ecologist with a passion for green living. When he’s not researching ways to live a cleaner life, he can often be found carefully studying events at Eagle Ford Shale and other mineral and gas sites.