Fracking
Fracking
Predict: How might fracking economically impact the country in the near and far future?
In the near future the increased need for natural gases will have provided lots of jobs and will have opened up work for many people. The USA is now getting the natural gas we need from our country. Between 2007 and 2011 the amount of natural gas imports could be decreased by 25%. In the far future, natural gas prices will have dropped because of the now increasing supply. Also it was stated in the ucsusa website that, “Dramatically expanding the use of natural gas to generate electricity creates numerous and complex risks for our economy, our health, and our climate.” Land where fracking could take place will cost more, affecting local economies …show more content…
Now, when we import less, we become less dependent on any country, and we have a lot more flexibility over our foreign policy. This energy independence has made a big impact on California. Stated in the article about californians against fracking, California has long been an oil extraction state and much of California’s oil is exported. We can expect that more oil obtained through fracking would follow this trend as oil is sold on an international market. California is already the nation’s third-largest oil producing state, mentioned in the NY Times article. And now fracking California for oil only serves to financially enrich the oil companies and leave Californians with the pollution.
Analyze: To what extent should we sacrifice the environment to become energy independent? You will address: The negative consequences of this fairly new practice and compare it to the known consequences of historical oil spills and how these disasters extend to social networks and livelihoods of communities.
I personally think we need to go the long way to become energy independent. For the U.S., oil dependence represents a serious national security threat. While the United States is drilling more oil than it has before, consumers are not seeing the lower prices at the pump. Still, the idea of “energy independence” has continued in American political discourse, leading some to believe that the U.S. can solve its energy problems by producing more oil, which is not the
Predict: How might fracking economically impact the country in the near and far future?
In the near future the increased need for natural gases will have provided lots of jobs and will have opened up work for many people. The USA is now getting the natural gas we need from our country. Between 2007 and 2011 the amount of natural gas imports could be decreased by 25%. In the far future, natural gas prices will have dropped because of the now increasing supply. Also it was stated in the ucsusa website that, “Dramatically expanding the use of natural gas to generate electricity creates numerous and complex risks for our economy, our health, and our climate.” Land where fracking could take place will cost more, affecting local economies …show more content…
Now, when we import less, we become less dependent on any country, and we have a lot more flexibility over our foreign policy. This energy independence has made a big impact on California. Stated in the article about californians against fracking, California has long been an oil extraction state and much of California’s oil is exported. We can expect that more oil obtained through fracking would follow this trend as oil is sold on an international market. California is already the nation’s third-largest oil producing state, mentioned in the NY Times article. And now fracking California for oil only serves to financially enrich the oil companies and leave Californians with the pollution.
Analyze: To what extent should we sacrifice the environment to become energy independent? You will address: The negative consequences of this fairly new practice and compare it to the known consequences of historical oil spills and how these disasters extend to social networks and livelihoods of communities.
I personally think we need to go the long way to become energy independent. For the U.S., oil dependence represents a serious national security threat. While the United States is drilling more oil than it has before, consumers are not seeing the lower prices at the pump. Still, the idea of “energy independence” has continued in American political discourse, leading some to believe that the U.S. can solve its energy problems by producing more oil, which is not the