Fracking

Fracking is when a mixture of chemical laced water and sand is blasted under the ground at a high pressure to create a crack in the earth to release natural gas. The reason that fracking is such an environmental issue is because when making these cracks or fractures in the ground a portion of the gas is released into the air adding, to the carbon gas in the air.  Also, another problem fracking causes is polluting people’s wells by releasing methane gas into their water supply. It isn’t that the process of fracking is dangerous; it is because the mechanisms used for this process are inefficient. The environment would be unaffected if the machines could keep all the gas from escaping during the fracking process. So, better technology needs to be invented to continue using this method of collecting natural gas. In my opinion, I think fracking should not continue until the technology is available to make it safer for the environment. http://www.nytimes.com