Hydraulic fracturing is happening in 34 states in the U.S., and as you can see, all around the world. It destroys the water, the air, and causes earthquakes. Some of these earthquakes are in areas that are fragile to begin with, such as in the New Madrid fault zone. Fracking may be a way to capture more natural gas to ease our energy needs, but the environmental price we pay for that gas is far too high. We can live without gas and oil, but we cannot live without clean water!
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Fracking doesn't just contaminate the water. It also contaminates the air. Warning: This video contains graphic images! This is the trailer for the movie, Gasland, by Josh Fox. Gasland was the winner of the Special Jury Prize in the Sundance 2010 film festival for best documentary. It was also nominated for an Academy Award in 2011 for best documentary. If you have not seen it yet, we strongly encourage you to do so. You can find out more about Gasland and fracking, sign up for the Gasland newsletter, and find them on facebook on the Gasland - the Movie website. We are sharing a number of videos here on the subject of fracking in an effort to enlighten those who are not aware of just how dangerous and detrimental the process is. Please scroll up and down the blog site here to catch them all.
So, what is "fracking"? Fracking is a slang term used for "hydraulic fracturing". It is a process used in the oil and gas industry to intentionally fracture the earth in order to extract more oil and natural gas from the ground. The process uses horizontal drilling methods and the use of millions of gallons of water combined with undisclosed chemical cocktails and sand. The water, sand, and chemicals are then injected at very high pressures to break open fissures through which the oil and/or gas can be captured - at least some of it can be captured. Some of the oil, gas, and chemicals leak upward into aquifers. The water from these contaminated aquifers is then pumped up through wells for use as household and irrigating water. There are those who feel that fracking for natural gas decreases our dependence on foreign oil. However, we should not be dependent on oil at all, but should instead be turning to the clean technology for energies and transportation that we already have. With our efforts to cling to our fossil fuel dependence, we may well be destroying our clean water resources. Lack of clean water to drink is a very high price to pay for our unwillingness to change. It is too high a price to pay. We can live without oil and gas. We will die without clean water. Which one will you Support? |
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