As a worker, fracking is my job, and though it is not the best job in the world, it puts food on the table and keeps a roof over my head. The job is not safe. I am being constantly exposed to lots of dust, which may have high levels of inhalable silica. Since 1983, 43 people have died and 25 injured, all under 25 and all at fracking jobs. But the job has to be done. I worry about my children because fracking has doubled since 2009 and the risk of teenagers hanging out at fracking sites has grown with it. At least one teenager has been killed in a fracking accident, her companion seriously injured. I feel much better because they said that they are making fracking sites safer, but I think it is getting even more worse. So this is the summary of my job, and how I feel about fracking. This is how I earn money, and keep my family afloat.
RR-I think that fracking is dangerous, but a good source of clean energy. I also think that it’s very good that the practice provides jobs, however environmentally unfriendly they may be. If it puts food on the table for someone, that’s great. But overall I am very con-fracking. It is hugely dangerous and environmentally unhealthy. Liquid methane has run out of faucets instead of water near fracking sites, in some cases resulting in houses exploding. It has been accused of poisoning water, and I think it is the culprit. Only 30% of the chemicals, some of which are mercury, uranium, and lead, are retrieved after a job. A single fracking job takes 1-8 million gallons of water, sand and various dangerous chemicals. Fracking wreaks havoc on the environment and cities alike. The practice needs to stop, no matter how much energy it provides.
JC - I think fracking is bad because it ruins water and can cause cancer. But if it creates jobs, it might be good for people. Fracking is definitely a controversial topic.There are goods and bads because of health and wealth. People have have many opinions about fracking, but I am neutral about fracking. Fracking is bad for the environment and is dangerous. People need money, and fracking provides money. Health, or money, that is what people need to think about. http://www.dangersoffracking.com/ said that it take 1 - 8 million gallons of water for one fracking cycle. That is a lot of wasted water.
JH-It has to take 72 trillion gallons of water, and 360 billion gallons of chemicals need to run our current wells. Fracking produces over 300,000 barrels of natural gas a day. Jobs in fracking are not the jobs American workers deserve. My opinion about fracking is, I don’t think fracking is a good idea because If you are drilling into the ground you are giving more greenhouse gasses.
TH- I think fracking is really bad because it makes bad air pollution, and is creating global warming. I feel that fracking is really bad is because it is helping create air pollution, is putting bad chemicals into the ground that could give cancer. It can also pollute waters, and poison animals, and possible us too. 7 out of 10 are likely to die on a fracking job, which is very dangerous for them working on the job. Besides everyday chemicals, and chemicals are drilled to the ground, these chemicals may reach our local water, and the ocean which will be polluted will kill out our sea animals which will destroy our
JC - I think fracking is bad because it ruins water and can cause cancer. But if it creates jobs, it might be good for people. Fracking is definitely a controversial topic.There are goods and bads because of health and wealth. People have have many opinions about fracking, but I am neutral about fracking. Fracking is bad for the environment and is dangerous. People need money, and fracking provides money. Health, or money, that is what people need to think about. http://www.dangersoffracking.com/ said that it take 1 - 8 million gallons of water for one fracking cycle. That is a lot of wasted water.
JH-It has to take 72 trillion gallons of water, and 360 billion gallons of chemicals need to run our current wells. Fracking produces over 300,000 barrels of natural gas a day. Jobs in fracking are not the jobs American workers deserve. My opinion about fracking is, I don’t think fracking is a good idea because If you are drilling into the ground you are giving more greenhouse gasses.
TH- I think fracking is really bad because it makes bad air pollution, and is creating global warming. I feel that fracking is really bad is because it is helping create air pollution, is putting bad chemicals into the ground that could give cancer. It can also pollute waters, and poison animals, and possible us too. 7 out of 10 are likely to die on a fracking job, which is very dangerous for them working on the job. Besides everyday chemicals, and chemicals are drilled to the ground, these chemicals may reach our local water, and the ocean which will be polluted will kill out our sea animals which will destroy our