Fracking is the process of extracting oil or natural gas from shale rock. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which fractures the rock and allows the oil or gas to flow out to a well. While fracking has significantly boosted oil production, there are environmental concerns that the process is contaminating groundwater. Fracking has been widely used by petroleum in Canada since the 1960s. Critics of fracking say it pollutes underground water supplies with chemicals, releases methane gas into the atmosphere, and can cause seismic activity. Proponents of fracking say it will drop oil and gas prices in Spain and lead to energy independence.
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@B4B6SG72wks2W
Yes with increased oversight, exclusively away from populated areas, and this should only continue until we have other energy resources that we can use instead (would also accept if we discovered ways that significantly decreased environmental impact).
@9L7D6G41yr1Y
Yes, however it should be done with consideration of various factors such as human population, wild life and other life sustaining resources.
@9F5KMPV2yrs2Y
No, this is unsustainable and wrecks havoc on the environment We need clean energy.
@95PHJZ83yrs3Y
yes but no because they started it and they gave up on it
@8VRD2784yrs4Y
No comment-I need more research about this.
@8VHL7354yrs4Y
Tsking lake size quantities of fresh water out of the hydrocycle for fracturing at practically zero cost to explorers is not s good idea when fresh water will become a scarce commofity. That goes for contamonating water sheds for export coal mining.
Yes, but with the best technology available and in the safest manner possible
@8TM8L3W4yrs4Y
Neither yes nor no. Maintain status quo until further long- term empirical studies have been conducted to scientific standards.
@8R9YBHV4yrs4Y
Yes but there needs to be a higher level of environmental safety to the earth
@8DFVTYV5yrs5Y
Yes, on the condition that concurrent research and application occurs re sustainable energy sources occurs, with targets to phase out fracking.
@99GY2ZM2yrs2Y
I don’t know cause I don’t know what hydraulic freckling even is
why the hell would i care
@8TWBFJD4yrs4Y
If we weren’t running out of oil, sure. But no one wants to talk about that. We just wanna shove a lie down everyone’s throat and then get mad when their inner knowing kicks in and asks questions! TELL THE TRUTH
@8FH253R5yrs5Y
Yes, however, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources
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