Fracking

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Fracking

Advantages

  • Gas is a cheaper source of energy
  • natural gas produces less C02 then coal based power stations
  • less relying on foreign countries for energy
  • increase in use of fracking technology  lead to 67% rise in employment
  • using fracking gives us more time to research more efficient souces of technology

Disadvantages

  • harmful water pumpes into ground, water supplies
  • ecosystems harmed from poisonous chemicals
  • harmful toxins such as methane released into air
  • 72 trillion gallons of water used in fracking in the us
  • 40000 gallons of chemicals used per fracturing

Evaluation

Fracking poses a large risk to the environment as it can damage wildlife such as ecosystems and contribute to global warning with the harmful emissions of toxins and chemicals used. And although it produces lees co2 then coal based power stations it still isn't as environmentally beneficial as renewable  energy sources such as solar and wind.

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