What
is fracking? Fracking is the of study natural gas extraction using a technique of
horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. This technique is a huge environmental
issue for all of the United States. It requires millions of gallons of fresh
water, acres of land per well pad, and the use of undisclosed chemicals. While this
new technique is becoming worldwide, almost all communities are noticing an
increase in air emissions, water contamination, and very serious problems
associated with the disposal of horizontal fracking waste fluids.
We
already have a scarce amount of water to drink and produce products so why try
and contaminate it? This answer is beyond me, but from research it has already
shown that if fracking is done within three thousand miles of a water resource,
it will contain chemicals prone to cause cancer. Ohio is trying to pass
legislature to hold off on permits to frack until it is proven safe for the environment.
I believe this is progress to put a hold on fracking, but I do not think it is
effective enough to work. Fracking should be done away with completely in my
eyes. In 20 years I don’t want to die due to contamination of pure drinking
water because of fracking.
Not
only is fracking contaminating the water, it is also producing mass amounts of air-borne
chemicals that is hazardous not only to mankind but also to the environment.
With the exposure of these air-borne chemicals people have had an increase of
dying with cancer. This is devastating because we our killing our own people by
thinking we are doing right. Honestly fracking only causes more altercations
for our future generations. This places stress on my heart because there is no
telling how much longer the planet will be able to survive.
I
believe that if they are going to frack they should at least send everyone a
list of all the harmful chemicals that will be drilled into the ground. This at
least raises awareness to the communities of what will be subject to happen in
their environments. If the communities knew more about what was going on they
could start petitions and try to fight the contamination of what goes into
their bodies. This new technique is a major concern to everyone even North Carolina.
With
research I learned that the North Carolinian general assembly recently passed
legislator to approve fracking to happen in the Triassic Basin. This means all
the fresh water that surrounds us could be in jeopardy of becoming
contaminated. This is tragic because we have a lot of fresh water resources in
that area. I love my state and myself, so I am not ready to have it more
polluted than it already is. Also, I want to live a long life and die of old
age not cancer. If you do not agree with me or my opinions do some of your own
research and see if fracking is for the better or the worse. With this let us as
North Carolinians gather knowledge about fracking and try to put an end to it . http://www.southernenvironment.org/cases/fracking_in_north_carolina
Chelsi,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post about fracking and our environment. It is kind of scary to think that something I have never heard of could affect me in such a huge way. I feel like there must be several other solutions to purifying drinking water from our environment that would be a lot less destructive. It must be somewhat illegal to put individuals in a community at risk without their prior knowledge. I definitely agree that something should be done to put a stop to fracking in our environment. If people had knowledge of what it is, there would be much more concern. In my response, I wrote about deforestation and how it is affecting places in the United States. In Oregon, plant and animal diversity have decreased dramatically due to the loss of the Douglas fir. There aren’t many of these trees left, and the ones that remain are at high risk of dying off. These environmental issues are so important and we have to act fast. Thanks again for a great and very informational post!
Andrew Benson