Overview This article discusses a study done at Penn state into the long-term affects of wastewater in disposal sites from fracking. In 2011, water and sediment downstream of fracking disposal sites was discovered to still contain unsafe levels of some chemicals, despite the water being treated, and had become radioactive. This had contaminated drinking water […]
Over the last ten years, America has experienced an energy revolution. Energy consumption has never been higher and the majority of this consumption is supplied by fossil fuels such as coal and oil or natural gas. In order to compensate the high energy demand, most conventional natural resources in the United States have been exhausted. […]
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Order nowShould fracking be allowed in the US? Fracking is the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc., so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas. Fracking has many benefits to but it also has some environmental concerns as well. Fracking has a low chance of it […]
What do you know about fracking? Some oppose it and some think it is our solution for a better economy. Companies are trying to make it more popular for the economy, and for their company. In this essay, you will learn more about fracking and what it does. So, what is hydraulic fracturing? Hydraulic fracturing […]
Fracking is a Process that Oil Companies use to get Oil and other Natural Gases that are trapped in Shale Rock. The process involves using high pressured amounts of water, sand and a cocktail of chemicals which is called slurry through holes in an underground well pipe (Miller & Spoolman , 2019 ).This is done […]
