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  • Fracking
    • Fracking is removal of shale gas from rocks deep in earth
    • Causes of issue
      • Creates chemical leaks into water supplies e.g lead & radium
      • Causes minor earthquakes
      • Uses huge amounts of water
      • Damages natural habitats
    • Impacts
      • Short Term
        • Positive
          • Cheap Energy
        • Negatives
          • Health Problems
          • Spoils landscape
          • Minor earthquakes
          • Water use
      • Long Term
        • Positives
        • Negatives
          • CO2 emissions
    • Management of issue
      • Friends of the Earth
        • Say Government 'Tax breaks' are just bribes
      • Local Communities
        • Debate over if social and environmental impact outweigh economic benefit
        • Concern that foreign drilling companies make all profit, not locals
      • Drilling companies
        • Want licenses to drill
        • Big profits possible
        • Say no real dangers
      • UK Government
        • Keen to support for energy supplies
        • Offered Tax breaks for councils that encourage Fracking

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