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?
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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