First off, I had to look up what “fracking” meant. It seems to be some made up word because it was not listed in the dictionary. When I google-searched it I finally discovered my answer. Fracking is a form of drilling in order to extract oil or gas from the ground. From my understanding of the article, fracking has been known to be a risky operation. The ones in charge of this operation have assured the public that it is perfectly safe. Well guess what? It’s not.
Several people’s water has been contaminated very close to these fracking sites. But still, the “frackers” will not take the blame. Even though previous issues have come about earlier in time, the fracking site still assume that it is not their fault. I think the frackers are starting to get nervous. They’re starting to realize how unsafe this process actually is. It’s no coincidence that homes near the fracking site all of a sudden had contaminated water. In order to protect themselves, the fracking companies are choosing not to comment about the situation. They think that by not disclosing information, no one can blame them or prove that it is in fact them causing contamination.
It seems obvious to me that fracking has indeed caused some kind of environmental harm. It may not have caused water contamination directly but it definitely had something to do with it. There’s too much of a coincidence for it to have not had a play in it. The United States as a whole needs to be extremely careful when trying to better the environment. Most of the time, things are just being made worse. Just because we have all of this new technology doesn’t mean we can go harm the environment in order to try it out. Water is essential and if we no longer have access to clean drinking water, then I don’t know what our world has come to.
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