Natural gas is found through a method known as fracking. Fracking is drilling down earth surface with high pressure directed straight into a rock to release natural gas. "Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out the head of the well" ("What Is Fracking and Why Is It Controversial?"). This method has a significant impact on the environment. If carcinogen chemicals were to escape at any time, it could contaminate the ground water near the fracking site, putting many people at risk of not having clean water. Also, it has been shown that fracking has caused minor earthquake."Two small earthquake of 1.5 and 2.2 magnitude hit Blackpoll area in 2011 following fracking" ("What Is Fracking and Why Is It Controversial?"). Fracking causes great damage to th earth, causing unnatural disasters.
Work cited:
"What Is Fracking and Why Is It Controversial? - BBC News." BBC News. N.p., 27 June 2013. Web. 04 May 2015.
-Janine C.
-Janine C.
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