1. Title
2. Legal and Environmental issues
3. State and Federal laws
4. U.S. energy needs
5. Frances position on Fracking
6. Summary
Hydraulic Fracturing Is it safe, or are we just trying to save money, and produce jobs at the expense of the countries safety? This and many more question have been asked about Hydraulic Fracturing with this paper I hope to answer that question and give you some more insight to what is really going on “ fracking”. Not only are there the safety issues but many legal ones as well and state laws vary from state to state alone with having to follow federal laws. One of the issues that are brought up is water, drinking to be specific. Many people are concerned that with the fracturing it will have an effect on the underground water supply, whether or not it is safe to drink and what kind of harm it can cause. There is a lot of concern about how safe it is to inject the chemicals into the ground without any damage to the surrounding environment. Then there is the “flowback”, what to do with it to keep it from getting into drinking water since it can be toxic. Chemical additives are used in the drilling mud, slurries and fluids required for the …show more content…
Not only if fracking bringing jobs to this country it is also helping towns and little villages bring in money to help them prosper. My personal opinion is that as long as the oil companies continue to test not only the water, but surrounding areas to make sure that everything is safe why not try to make things better for our country and the people in it. No matter what you do in this world there are risks and there can be some more dangerous than others, as long as we are always trying to improve and better the way we do things then I say what the hell go for