The Pros And Cons Of The Fracking Industry

The United States and other countries have a brilliant source of energy that is easily obtainable, but some do not think it’s a good idea because of some of their concerns. Since fracking has been around since the 1940s, jobs have employed many people. Amazingly, fossil fuels are an abundant source, so it is cheap and readily available. For instance, the production of natural gas has risen from 14% in 2009 to 47% in 2013, which is a dramatic increase in a 4 year time period. However, since the leak off of the water from fracking sites get infected, they head to other sources of water, and infect human drinking water. The fracking industry has brought mostly good things to society, including jobs, inexpensive energy, and economic help; however,
In addition, President Obama said “The drilling of natural gas could give 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade” (Obama State). If there are 600,000 jobs given, then 600,000 families will not be in poverty. An amazing prediction suggests that “there is enough fossil fuel left to last 100 years” (Non-Renewable). When all the fossil fuels are pumped out of the ground, the fracking industry will eradicate, and there will be no jobs for the people working for the fracking companies. “In the past 16 years the United States has relied less on foreign oils” (Obama State). The U.S. has been producing more fossil fuels, so the United States relies less on foreign oils. However, fossil fuels will not last forever, but while it is still available it will always be
North Dakota estimated 5.5 billion gallons of water per year are used for releasing oil from Bakken shale. However, a statistic suggests that 70% of the water used in hydraulic fracturing gets contaminated, so 78,571,428 gallons of water got infected in North Dakota. Injected fluids can flow from the site where the hydraulic fracturing occurred to other areas, it can reach humans drinking water. Although flow back can be managed, it still gets into drinking water. As a result, some residents of Pavillion, Wyoming have experienced loss of smell, nerve pain, and neurological impairment due to the water that gets contaminated. When fluid leak off is contaminated, it can reach drinking water, and affect people. All things considered, hydraulic fracturing is one of the best ways to obtain a vital source that is needed, it is also cheap, and