Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

Fracking can slowly be converted to renewable energy sources, understanding that different practices must be preformed in different geographical locations depending of their climates, elevation, and terrain (Golden).

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6 years ago

“One study has found that the agricultural use of fracking wastewater killed more than half the nearby trees within two years” (Golden).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“Waste water disposal is arguably the biggest issue associated with fracking” (Golden).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“Photovoltaic solar energy and wind power use almost no water and emit no greenhouse gas” (Golden).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

Fracking’s large use of water in the United States is causing a rise for the occurrence of a drought (Golden).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“Newborns who lived near fracking sites found a 40% increase chance of having a premature baby” (Stone).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

Scientists have found endocrine-distributing chemicals released in fracking, which is harmful to pregnant women and their developing babies (Stone).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“Toxic gasses like benzene are releases from the rock by fracking” (Stone).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

Respiratory problem from fracking include cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing near the sites of fracked wells (Stone).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“80% of health studies have shown that the affects of fracking risk or harms human health” (Stone).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“There are 96,000 active oil and gas wells around the world” (7 Ways).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

Causing drinking water problems due to cross-contamination of aquifers.

Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

Causing drinking water problems due to cross-contamination of aquifers.

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“Open pits, ponds, and lagoons contain waste water from fracking... compromising the safety of our water supply” (7 Ways).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

Animals ingesting oil due spills from fracking cause cancer and reproductive failure to those in the region (7 Ways).

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Environmental Impact of Fracking @Fracking13

6 years ago

“Offshore oil spills, such as the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon unit in the Gulf of Mexico, affects marine mammals... inhalation and ingestion of toxic oil (7 Ways).