-This picture shows what a typical drilling site looks like.- Federal environmental officials have found a link to underground water to hydraulic fracturing. This concludes that most of the contaminants in the local underground water came from drilling for natural gas. The EPA was then called in to have their input on the situation. They came out with a statement stating that the contamination "had most likely seeped up from gas wells and contained at least 10 compounds known to be used in frack fluids." Before this was discovered, most people said that it wasn't true, now that it is known that fracking can contaminate underground water, this issue could change a lot of different states' opinions on whether they should frack or not.
-Even though fracking can contaminate our underground water, we need to do it since we are running low on fossil fuels. My dad is in this hunting club upstate and there is going to be drilling on that property. A lot of people might not like it, but once the drillers come to them and ask to drill their land, they're not going to say no since people are getting a lot of money to have them drill on their property. Besides, there are tests that can be done to get contaminates out.
-Is there a way to prevent the underground water from seeping into the gas wells?
-Could the drillers be more careful when fracking?
-Would this ultimately change the states' opinions on fracking?
I actually change my opinion. After watching the video, I got a better understanding on how bad fracking is and the water. I think fracking should stop.
ReplyDeleteBefore this and the video I didn't know there was such a thing as fracking. I believe that fracking is something that should be stopped. Although it does give us natural gas it contaminates to much water and causes to many problems for people. It upsets me that companies lie to people and say that the fracking isn't causing the contaminates in the water. I think that the people who own the companies should remove their drilling sites and clean up the bodies of water they have polluted so badly. Its unfair to everyone if fracking continues and I don't want to be the next place covered in drill sites and getting sick. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/us/towns-fighting-to-stand-ground-against-gas-drillers.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss I found this article about how a town is fighting back against trying to take out natural gas.
ReplyDeleteI think that fracking is bad in every way besides getting the resource. It destroys everything in the area and makes life a living nightmare for the people who have to deal with it. I think that should stop fracking and find another way to get the resource out of the earth without contaminating everything. We recently watched a video on this in class and all of the dangerous of it and i dont like it one bit. i found this article on the same topic http://www.riverreporteronline.com/news/14/2011/12/14/gas-industry-rips-epa-study-report-links-fracking-groundwater-contamination
ReplyDelete-How can they contaminate less while fracking?
-Is there any other way to get the natural gas out?
- Why isnt the EPA doing anything about this?
After watching the documentary in class, fracking seems like the worse possible way of obtaining fossil fuels. This is due to media always pointing out flaws in new ways and ideas. Don't get me wrong, I do not think fracking should be the process of choice for the future. I do think though that drilling in reservoirs is not ideal either. My opinion is that alternate energy sources should be our foundation for the future in order to stray away from obtaining oil in general. I personally can say I, like most Americans, will not stop driving and using oil as much like some think is the solution to the problem surrounding oil. Here is a link to an article about the future of oil: http://www.eco-action.org/dt/oilfut.html
ReplyDelete-Will the occurrence of wars decrease tremendously with oil becoming less essential?
-Will our world become more hydro or solar powered?
-Which is a bigger, the oil or alcohol market?