What is fracking? Not many people know what it is. Well, fracking (high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing) is a process of extracting methane (a natural gas) locked in rock formations. A mixture of chemicals, water, and sand are injected underground to “fracture” shale formations and unlock gas. This ‘professional’ technique can KILL. And if it doesn’t kill you, and you have it in your system, it’ll make you sick, if not DEAD.
This process has many flaws. These ‘flaws’ cause major health issues for innocent bystanders. People who live near fracking plants often find that their water has been contaminated with ‘frack.’ When they drink their water, they often get fatally ill. People who have frack in their system have been found with dangerous chemicals in their blood, such as; arsenic, benzene, and toluene in their blood. “These people are exposed to arsenic and benzene, known human carcinogens. There’s considered to be no safe level of these chemicals,” says Dr. Philip Ladrigan of Mt. Sinai. Water contaminated so thoroughly has been known to catch on FIRE. I believe this process should be discontinued. I mean, is a little extra energy worth dying?! Or catching on fire?!
Fracking is also TERRIBLE for the environment. The unfortunate animals that happen to drink in streams in fracking areas get frack in their system, become terribly sick, and DIE. Plant life that grows near fracking plants depend on the water in the area. If the frack is contaminating the water, and the plants absorb that water, the plant life dies. Furthermore, fracking kills trees, which provide oxygen.
Fracking is also harmful for our economy. People who have to go to hospitals because they were exposed to frack have to spend thousands of dollars on the hospital bill. Fracking is also ridiculously expensive to start with. Lastly, many environmentalists are spending exorbitant amounts of money to help the wildlife whose lives have been negatively impacted by fracking.
Fracking, I believe, is a lost cause. Fracking kills trees, which allow us to live. People become deathly ill because they allowed people to frack on their property, and the frack gets in their water. The people drink the water, and BAM, they’re in the hospital. Also, people spend tons of money trying to help the environment recover from fracking. Fracking is slowly changing our world, but not for the better. Everyone can do their part. DO NOT SUPPORT FRACKING. Tell your friends, family, everyone you know. Tell them how fracking is slowly destroying the environment. Tell them how that is the beginning to the destruction of our world.