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Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

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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Yes
66%
No
27%
Yes
53%
No
4%
Yes, but increase oversight
9%
No, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead
3%
Yes, but not in heavily populated areas
4%
No, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking

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 @B4NGYDDfrom Ontario  answered…1wk1W

No, but I understand we need it to a degree. We should look into a more sustainable and affordable energy source, but until then, I understand relying on oil and natural gasses.

 @B4D9DQYfrom British Columbia  answered…3wks3W

Well yes and no, Its not good that the environment is getting messed up so nothing can grow but at the same time we do need to have our supply of oil. For the ecomany so I think the overall riding answer is yes.

 @B4B6SG7from Alberta  answered…3wks3W

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).

 @B48NXNXfrom Quebec  answered…4wks4W

Yes as an inmidiate need, but only with heavy oversight and in areas away from heavily populated areas. However we should try and move away from that.

 @B43GQ8Qfrom Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

No, it should only be used if absolutely necessary, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead

 @B37ZT5Nfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

Don't like it. but! until we have more technology and infrastructure in place so we can move away from this, it is sadly a necessary evil.

 @9ZNXRCYfrom Ontario  answered…5mos5MO

Yes, but increase oversight, and continue research on more sustainable energy resources along with measuring the long term effects of fracking.

 @9WYDMSDfrom British Columbia  answered…6mos6MO

Yes, just away from populated areas, public water infrastructure and fresh water sources. we also need to ensure maintainence for those sights even if they get closed down to prevent the overflow of those contaminates from leaking into the ground.

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Trump’s Puerto Rico Problem Erupts in Pennsylvania: Latino Voters Fire Back

Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania.Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally. Some say their dismay is giving Kamala Harris a new opening to win over the state’s Latino voters, particularly nearly half a million Pennsylvanians of Puerto Rican descent.Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday: A nonpartisan Puerto Rican group drafted a letter urging its members to oppose Trump on election day. Other Puerto Rican voters were lighting up WhatsApp chats with reactions to the vulgar display and raising it in morning conversations at their bodegas. Some are planning to protest Trump’s rally Tuesday in Allentown, a majority-Latino city with one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in the state.And the arena Trump is speaking at is located in the middle of the city’s Puerto Rican neighborhood.“It’s spreading like wildfire through the community,” said Norberto Dominguez, a precinct captain with the local Democratic party in Allentown, who noted his own family is half Republican and half Democratic voters.“It’s not the smartest thing to do, to insult people — a large group of voters here in a swing state — and then go to their home asking for votes,” Dominguez said.The timing couldn’t be worse for Trump. Almost a week before Election Day, he’s pushing to cut into Harris’ margins among Latinos, especially young men who are worried about the economy. But the comments from pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchcliffe Sunday night, referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” has reverberated throughout Pennsylvania and elsewhere, prompting even the former president’s Republican allies to defend the island and denounce the comments. And with the race essentially a toss up, every vote counts — especially in Pennsylvania.“This was just like a gift from the gods,” said Victor Martinez, an Allentown resident who owns the Spanish language radio station La Mega, noting some Puerto Rican voters in the area have been on the fence about voting at all.

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