Do you ever wonder how we have constant supplies of oil all around the world? Over the past couple of decades, oil companies have created an obscene amount of different methods for extracting oil, such as fracking. According to BBC News, fracking is defined as the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand, and chemicals are injected into the rock with high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. The process is carried out by drilling vertically or, more commonly, by drilling horizontally into the rock layer. The process can create new pathways to release gas or can be used to extend existing channels (UK 1).
Furthermore, there are many benefits to our economy from fracking such as that it is inexpensive, provides employment opportunities, and it provides us with a source of energy. Fracking industries have created over a hundred new job opportunities for people. Since we are creating our own source of energy, we become less dependent of other countries for natural gas. We are also using this gas to fuel our homes and cars which causes less release of carbon emissions than coal which promotes a better living condition. Nonetheless, in the future, we can also use this method as a way to become better exporters and decrease the debt we owe to other countries. Although, fracking has become a worldwide issue due to an increase in unethical ways of drilling that companies are practicing and the harmful effects it has on the environment, it is helping our overall economy in the long run.
Which supports my statement that we should continue to use fracking as a method to drill oil in order to obtain this natural res. .of contamination or poisoning is low, it can still happen. Oil industries no longer need to support the idea of fracking and look for different way of extracting oil gas. Ways that should not harm humans, the environment, and most of all be ethical, but also drawing attention to how fracking is affecting areas where the fracking industries are built, both positively and negatively. Fracking has prompted plenty of jobs in America but it is also contaminating the water supply, poisoning the people nearby.
In order to reduce as much danger as possible, I believe that there should be a time limit on how long the industry runs each day and they should check the water supply every so often. With all the underlying issues such as our environment and unethical practices being done, the hope is to make fracking less of a danger and more of a positive effect around the world.
