How Dangerous is Shale Fracking? You decided.

When it comes to fracking, the dangers in my opinion outweigh the benefits that it has to offer. Yes, it has enabled a tremendous amount of natural gas to be extracted from the ground. Natural gas now fuels nearly 40% of the country's electricity generation. But what some people over look is the process of the drilling to extract the natural gas. Which is a huge reason why people let fracking just happen. Drilling cost other resources to build the equipment and to transport the equipment and supplies to begin the process. Fracking uses a number of different chemicals the help break up the shale, if those go unregulated it could be dangerous and costly, we've all seen our share of mishaps with gas company's. A single mishap could damage and contaminate water for nearby communities could lead to a number of different environmental issues. About 30%-40% of the waste that is left in the group is non-biodegradable. Which is a huge environmental problem. Im going to post a web address that is one of my favorite sites about the dangers of fracking that explains a great detail process of what a normal drilling site goes through and what resources they use. http://www.dangersoffracking.com

Fracking has been over looked by a lot of people. I just want to help the community better understand shale drilling and the effects it has on the environment as well as the communities around it. It has been practiced since the 1950's but is highly controversial around the world. Week by week I want to explain as much as I can and promote safer practices for the drilling and things we could do to bring more attention to the situation that we've been dealing with for over half a century.

Here is a site that best describes fracking, from a "Pro-fracking" point of view. http://bit.ly/1L6IeSV